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A new World Health Organization study finds 1 in 6 infections worldwide are resistant to some antibiotics, highlighting a growing threat from drug-resistant bacteria.

An additional 1,000 troops will be heading to Kabul to assist in evacuation efforts. This will boost the overall expected numbers to some 6,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

A study in Nature suggests the amount of carbon that humans can still emit and still keep warming to 1.5 °C may be exhausted within the next 6 years.

The University of Scranton is hosting a series of public debates this month with candidates for state offices representing Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.The first debate is Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 6:30 p.m. Current state representative and Democrat Kyle Mullins will debate challenger and Republican William Torbeck for the 112th Pennsylvania House seat.On Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 6:30 p.m., Republican David Burgerhoff will debate current state Representative and Democrat Bridget Kosierowski for the 114th Pennsylvania House seat.Also on Wednesday at 8 p.m., former Avoca Mayor and Democrat James Haddock will debate former state employee, veteran and Republican James May for the 118th state house seat. Democrat Mike Carroll currently holds the seat, which covers both Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties, and is not running for reelection. On Thursday, Oct. 27, Dallas School District music teacher and Republican Thomas Bassett will debate incumbent and Democrat Marty Flynn for the 22nd state Senate seat, which covers parts of Lackawanna and Luzerne counties.The debates are free and will be held in the PNC Auditorium of the Loyola Science Center on the university’s campus.The university’s Center for Ethics and Excellence in Public Service is collaborating with the League of Women Voters of Lackawanna County to host the debates.

Health Secretary RFK Jr. has said vegetable oils, like canola and soybean, are "poisoning Americans." But many researchers say the evidence isn't there. So, what does the science say about seed oils?

Robert talks with Mark Johnson-Williams, one of the designers of the Tickle Me Elmo toy. Johnson-Williams tells how the FBI investigated him for 6 months as one of the UNABOMBER suspects.

The Commerce Department says the Gross Domestic Product expanded by 0.6 percent in the first quarter, a slightly stronger pace than forecast.

NPR's Brooke Gladstone talks with historian Stephen Ambrose about a mission that unfolded in the early hours of D-Day to seize a strategically important bridge. Ambrose is the author of a book about the mission, Pegasus Bridge: June 6, 1944 (Touchstone Books, 1988).

Host Madeleine Brand talks with the Tucson-based band Calexico, who try to capture the spirit of their region in music - a soundtrack to the Southwest. (6:30) {Calexico, Even My Sure Things Fall Through. Quarterstick Records, Chicago, IL: 1998-2001}.

Former President Donald Trump faces criminal charges that he broke the law when he tried repeatedly to overturn results of the 2020 election — leading to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.