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Mohammed Refaai, 23, is a Syrian refugee living in Toledo, Ohio, with three roommates. They see him as a brother, and since the election, worry about his family's chances of getting into the U.S.

It's possible for the world to keep global warming from reaching a crisis point in the next 20 to 30 years, but it would take an effort that's...

The former fierce middleweight prizefighter became an international symbol after he was convicted twice for a 1966 triple murder. Carter's conviction was eventually overturned by a federal judge.

The volume of virtual appointments has exploded during the pandemic as patients and doctors have sought to avoid infection through in-person visits.

NPR's Michel Martin discusses a new study, "Our Common Purpose: Reinventing America for the 21st Century," with two people who worked on it: professor Danielle Allen and Justice Wallace Jefferson.

A year into the pandemic, emergency rooms nationwide are seeing a rise in kids experiencing mental health crises. Educators and doctors are concerned that many of those kids are turning to suicide.

"Phosphôros," made in El Salvador, is on the shortlist for a World Health Organization short film competition. Winners will be named May 13. Until then, the public can tune in — and weigh in.

A decade ago, Army recruiters started coaching individuals to help them lose weight so they could enlist. It's not an official Army program, but it has become necessary to recruitment, many say.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Glenn Gerstell, the former general counsel for the National Security Agency, about the recent cyberattack that Microsoft says targeted government agencies.

Indians are angry. They can't get vaccines, hospital beds, or oxygen, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi hasn't addressed the nation on TV in weeks. How will India's COVID-19 collapse affect him?

David Greene talks with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton ahead of the Iowa caucuses.

The day before American voters go to the polls, Steve Inskeep talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts and Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Dr. Carlos del Rio, epidemiologist at Emory University, about the delta surge and the emergence of another coronavirus mutation.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Louisiana State Health Officer Dr. Joseph Kanter and Oregon Public Health Director Rachael Banks on President Biden's strategy to slow the new surge of coronavirus cases.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Dr. Sanjay Gupta about his book World War C.

It appears to be 50% more infectious, and researchers predict the new coronavirus variant could start to dominate in the U.S. by March. The time to prepare is now, they say.

Relationship contracts might not sound romantic, but all relationships are contractual. Writer Mandy Len Catron says this is a tool for couples to express their needs and work together.

The state plans to begin measuring the levels of disease-fighting antibodies in the blood of vaccinated nursing home residents, which could help indicate whether they need a booster shot.

The potential upgrade at a U.S. air defense base, within range of missiles in North Korea and China, has residents concerned as Seoul walks a delicate balancing act between the rival powers.

Cinematographer Luc Forsyth documents the back-breaking manual labor and niche community of tree planting.

The women's prison in Kadhmiya, a Shiite area in Baghdad, is one of three major prisons in Iraq that house several hundred female inmates. They've been convicted of crimes such as prostitution, murder and terrorism. Some are being held pending trial. Many say they've been abused and raped.

New techniques are allowing companies to create big, brilliant white diamonds like the kind found in a traditional engagement ring. But the traditional diamond industry is fighting back with technology they say that can distinguish a man-made gem from the real thing.

Critics of President Bush say he misled the nation. In speeches, the president and Vice President Dick Cheney now accuse their critics of rewriting history. We check the facts with a pair of reporters who covered some of that history.

The Biden administration extended the freeze on student loan payments yet again, this time until September, and announced a reset for borrowers in default.

One woman's quest to learn where her ancestors may have been buried led to a historic African-American burial ground believed to hold the graves of former slaves from Welaunee and Fleischmann plantations in Leon County.