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Media reports this week said the Tanzanian government was going to go after "witch doctors" who attack albinos. But what, exactly, is a "witch doctor"? And why are they targeting people with albinism?

Police continue making arrests in Europe, saying they've halted terrorist plots. NPR's Dina Temple-Raston discusses the latest on the investigation into the attacks in Paris with NPR's Rachel Martin.

President Obama is pitching his State of the Union proposals on a campaign-like trip and on YouTube.

A Philadelphia pizza shop has become an ad hoc feeding program for the homeless where customers can pay the $1 slices forward. To date, some 8,400 slices have been bought for the homeless.

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Dr. Zaher Sahloul, head of the Syrian American Medical Society Foundation, who recently returned from the Greek island of Lesbos where he treated Syrian migrants.

"We all want to leave," says one militant who's still in the refuge. "We're here, and we're worried we're going to die." Late Thursday, the FBI released video of Tuesdays fatal traffic stop.

There's not much rejoicing in Paris about the death of the man said to have coordinated Friday's attacks in the city. Many people feel it's a small victory, but also that more attacks are inevitable.

What you do in your 20s and 30s and 40s can make it more likely that you'll be mobile and healthy in old age, scientists say. That's true even if your ancestors didn't fare so well.

Unity events are being held across the United Kingdom, after a spike in reports of hate crimes and racism, following a vote to leave the European Union. It's a summer-long campaign to tackle intolerance tied to Brexit.

The regulations, expected in the coming weeks, would require employers to pay such caregivers more. But many won't be able to comply because they rely on Medicare reimbursements, which won't change.