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The bank vole is one of the rodents that can transmit the hantavirus. In rare cases, there is human-to-human transmission.

Hantavirus on cruise ship confirmed as rare type that can spread human-to-human

While most hantaviruses spread through contact with rodent feces, urine or saliva, officials confirm that the type on the cruise ship is Andes hantavirus, which is known to spread between people.

Antonio, Joshua, and Caleb Gámez-Cuéllar stand in front of Gruene Hall ahead of their performance as an opening act for country singer Kacey Musgraves in New Braunfels, Texas on May 4, 2026. The three brothers were recently detained by ICE along with their parents and held for 13 days at the detention center in Dilley, Texas.

From ICE detention to center stage: The Texas mariachi brothers opening for Kacey Musgraves

The brothers and their parents were taken into federal custody earlier this year during a required immigration check-in. The story caught the ear of a country music icon.

Utah's "Life Elevated" license plate featuring Delicate Arch.

Utahns select Delicate Arch as favorite license plate in poll

The second most popular is the “Life Elevated” skier, according to a Salt Lake Tribune survey.

The oldest U.S. Jewish seminary, Hebrew Union College, shuts down a rabbinical program

Hebrew Union College, the oldest Jewish seminary in the United States, was established in 1875 in Cincinnati by the founder of Reform Judaism in North America. The college has other campuses, but its rabbinical program in Cincinnati will shut down and graduate its last four students at the end of the first week in May.

A Microscopic Look at Our World's Winged Phenomenon's

MIT professor and author, Lorna Gibson, shares details from her fascinating new book, Birds Up Close, which takes us into the hidden wonders of birds.

Dawit Tamru heads the school of midwifery at a university hospital in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. He was inspired to become a midwife when his mother experienced severe difficulties after delivering his younger sister — and midwives saved her life.

Midwives saved his mom's life -- and inspired him to pursue the profession

May 5 is International Day of the Midwife. This year's theme is "one million more" — reflecting a shortage of midwives.

The Science of Sustainability

Environmental engineer, professor, scientist and author Dr. Pablo Ribiero Dias discusses his new book, Climate Changed: The Science of Sustainability and How Each of Us Can Do Our Part.

This Green Earth | May 5, 2026

Environmental engineer, professor, scientist and author Dr. Pablo Ribiero Dias discusses his new book. Dr. Dias has just penned, Climate Changed: The Science of Sustainability and How Each of Us Can Do Our Part. (1:02)Then, MIT professor Dr. Lorna Gibson joins the program to discuss her fascinating new book on the hidden wonders of birds. The book is titled Birds Up Close, and it truly shares a microscopic look at these winged phenomenon's . (24:31)

Polymarket claims its headquarters is on the 21st floor of the Oceania Business Plaza. So do more than a dozen other crypto companies. But the address leads to a law firm.

NPR went looking for Polymarket's Panama headquarters. It's elusive

The hugely popular prediction market was shut down by U.S. regulators in 2022 and re-opened in Panama, where it has benefited from tax and legal benefits for years.

Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw is a professor of law at UCLA and Columbia Law School and the founder of the African American Policy Forum.

A legal scholar and 'Backtalker' defends critical race theory — a term she helped coin

Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw helped name two contested ideas in U.S. politics — intersectionality and critical race theory. Her memoir chronicles the personal and legal framework for her thinking.

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