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Japan's parliament picked former top diplomat Fumio Kishida as its new Prime Minister Monday. Kishida, seen as a moderate, faces a raft of political and economic challenges.

KPBS' Steve Walsh reports on the mental health struggles veterans face and the lack of support they receive from the military.

The COVID surge is ebbing though deaths remain high. Meanwhile, the FDA has set a date to review data on vaccines for kids under 12 and the NIH has launched long-hauler study.

An oil spill in Southern California has authorities scrambling. A pipeline connected of an offshore oil platform released more than 3,000 barrels of crude into the ocean near Orange County.

Two scientists who helped explain how we sense temperature and touch have received the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine. Their research could lead to new pain treatments.

Monday was the first day of the Supreme Court's new term. It was the first time in more than a year that almost all the justices were at the court.

The Justice Department on Friday outlined a broad new push to support crime victims, including coordinating with state and local authorities in cases where federal charges won't be brought.

A new study released today reports growing violence on television. The 3-year National Television Violence Study was conducted by researchers from four universities. They found two thirds of the network prime time and cable programs monitored in June 1997 contained physical violence. In comparison, half the programs monitored in October 1994 were considered violent. The study also concluded that the current TV rating system is an inadequate way to inform parents about television violence. NPR's Brooke Gladstone reports.

Linda talks with NPR's Tom Gjelten who is in Santiago, Chile, where President Clinton arrived this morning in advance of this weekend's Summit of the Americas. On his first day in Chile, the president is meeting with government officials and business leaders before attending a state dinner in his honor.

NPR's Tovia Smith reports from Lowell, Massachusetts, that some Cambodian-Americans have mixed feelings today about the death of former Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot. Many were relieved to hear news of the death of the man responsible for the killing of more than a million people between 1975 and 1979. But many also were saddened to lose the opportunity to see Pol Pot brought to justice for his crimes.