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The swine flu virus has spread to at least 20 countries. Experts are now worried that pigs may start to get infected by humans with the virus. Top health officials are expecting a flu pandemic.

The number of people burdened by high housing costs has hit another record high. Both renters and homeowners are struggling as prices have spiked in recent years.

Wide receiver Mike Evans suffered a broken collarbone and a concussion in the 24-9 loss. Running back Jahmyr Gibbs led Detroit with 218 yards from scrimmage as Tampa Bay fell to 5-2.

The new David Geffen Hall in Lincoln Center, home of the New York Philharmonic, opens this week. And while the outside is the same, everything inside has changed.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen of Tennessee, who represents that state's 9th Congressional district, which could be eliminated based on a new redistricting map.

Fertilizer use can harm the environment, but farmers rely on it for increased yield and profits.

Florida Democratic lawmakers want the state to suspend all SunPass toll collections as the system responds to a backlog of more than 100 million...

Cartoonist Michael Kupperman's new memoir recounts his attempts to get at a great mystery in his father's life — his childhood in the spotlight as a contestant on the Quiz Kids radio show.

On the first Pedro the Lion album in 15 years, songwriter David Bazan reckons with his roots, telling an origin story while avoiding any trace of self-mythologizing.

The U.S. is facing the deadliest drug overdose epidemic in its history, but there is hope. Research shows most people with addiction do survive and recover, especially when they get quality treatment.

Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez bring us Grindhouse, a deliberately cheesy homage to the low-rent double feature — and believe it or not, critic Bob Mondello says "What's not to love?"

Christmas trees may be in short supply this season due to supply chain issues and extreme weather events. But it's still worth holding out hope for a Christmas miracle.

Fans of one of cable's highest rated series The Walking Dead might be disappointed next Sunday to find that their show has vanished from AMC after just seven episodes. What is the point of pulling a show from the air while it's running hot — only to bring it back months later when you may have forgotten about it?

Cryptocurrency turmoil is affecting crypto miners, who require lots of electricity to operate. Energy costs are up, and demand is down.

Bio-ethicist Art Caplan says for some people, these injectable drugs can ultimately cause soaring medical costs and an easy-fix ‘cure’ that doesn’t include healthy lifestyle choices.

In a 95-page ruling, an administrative law judge Friday backed a decision by the Manatee County School Board to terminate a contract with a charter school…

Arab states that once opposed and even sought to topple Syria's leadership are now building ties with the regime that is still in power, despite years of civil war.

President Trump makes his United Nations debut this week and he's making a big push to cut the U.N.'s budget. The State Department plans to have a smaller footprint as part of this effort.

NPR's Michel Martin asks Bill Miller, former head of the State Department's Diplomatic Security Service, about the fallout after a former ambassador was charged with being a foreign agent for Cuba.

Users who don't pay a fee for Twitter Blue within the next 30 days will lose SMS two-factor authentication. But there are ways to work around this without signing up for a Twitter subscription.

If there ever was a "typical opera singer," Ashley Thunder Lowe is not it. She grew up thinking that you get an education, then work hard at a job from…

Judge Lewis A. Kaplan wrote that the jury in the Carroll case did not reach "a seriously erroneous result," as former President Donald Trump said.

The crew of four commercial astronauts flew to the International Space Station last month on a SpaceX rocket and capsule. Their time in space was extended several days due to poor weather off Florida.

In negotiations over the Affordable Care Act, hospitals agreed to cuts in federal payments for uncompensated care in the expectation that millions of people would get Medicaid coverage.

COP 28 is now underway in the United Arab Emirates. Some critics question the choice to hold the UN Climate Conference in one of the world's leading oil producing countries.