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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, shown here in a hospital in Denver.

CDC, FDA To Review J&J Shot After 6 Blood Clot Cases Reported Out Of Nearly 7M Doses

In a statement on Tuesday, U.S. authorities said they are "reviewing data involving six reported U.S. cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot in individuals after receiving the J&J vaccine."

Congress races to finish up some big-ticket items during its lame duck session

Congress has a lot on its plate before the Republicans take over the House in January. Democrats hope to pass a spending bill, and the Jan. 6 committee will issue its final report.

Rhubarb-buttermilk cake, from Chef Kathy Gunst. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Try These Fresh Rhubarb Recipes As Spring Gets Into Full Swing

You might not be familiar with rhubarb — or think of it as a sour, stalky plant. Here are recipes that help tame its tartness.

French Open Fans Hope For Federer-Nadal Final

In Paris, a new chapter in one of sport's greatest rivalries begins this weekend at the French Open. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have switched positions at the top of men's tennis. The transition from Federer, the former No. 1, to Nadal, the current top dog, has featured epic matches and displays of raw emotion.

A child receives the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Fairfax County Government Center in Annandale, Va., in November 2021. A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended Wednesday that the agency expand authorization of COVID-19 vaccines to children as young as 6-months-old.

Advisers to the FDA back COVID vaccines for the youngest children

A committee of experts voted unanimously to recommend that the Food and Drug Administration authorize COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech for children as young as 6-months-old.

Rohingya refugees gather in the "no man's land" behind Myanmar's barbed-wire-lined border in Maungdaw district, Rakhine state, in 2018. Some 700,000 refugees fled into Bangladesh following a brutal crackdown by the Myanmar military in 2017.

Nearly 71 Million People Forcibly Displaced Worldwide As Of 2018, U.N. Report Says

The record number headlined the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees' annual "Global Trends" report published Wednesday, just a day before World Refugee Day.

From The Newsroom: Deep Fryer And Soda Ban Lifted; "The Nance" Hits The Stage

The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom: The ban on fried foods and soda machines in school cafeterias is lifted. And our new series "In…

From The Newsroom: Dallas Council Agrees On Trinity Parkway; North Texas Superintendent Searches

The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom: The Dallas City Council voted to divert bond money to the Trinity Parkway project if the road…

From The Newsroom: Garland Shooting Shocks Neighborhood, Ebola Victim Fund In The Works

The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom:Residents in Garland say seeing news vans and journalists swarming the neighborhood Sunday night…

From The Newsroom: Sky-High Profits For American, Tupperware Theater In Fort Worth

The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom:The biggest North Texas airline celebrated record-setting profits Friday. Fort Worth-based…

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