NPR's Howard Berkes feels the thrill -- and agony -- of luge as he goes for a nearly 40-miles-per-hour slide at the Olympic track near Salt Lake City. Hear his tale on Morning Edition.
A round of Israeli airstrikes targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports. The head of the World Health Organization said the bombardment occurred as he prepared to board a flight.
Only about 300 to 400 people a year give a kidney to someone they never met. It's an act of generosity so unusual, a neuroscientist studies the people who do this.