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About 20 Hillsborough County residents shared their concerns with increasing energy bills at a recent community meeting in downtown Tampa.

When police came to Norma Nazario's home in 2023 to tell her that her 15-year-old son Zackery had died in a subway surfing accident, she was stunned to find social media videos of him riding atop NYC subway cars.

The Make America Healthy Again commission is proposing more than 100 moves to address the root causes of childhood chronic disease. Critics say other Trump administration moves contradict the goals.

First responder communications show the power company in Altadena was slow to respond to Eaton firefighters — and that live power lines sparked new fires days after flames first broke out.

A first-of-its-kind study found lead, arsenic and other heavy metals in various tampon brands, but didn't link them to harmful health effects. Experts explain why it matters — and what to watch for.

A panel of advisers to the FDA voted against the potential use of MDMA for treating PTSD.

David M. Lubin's book Ready for My Close-Up: The Making of Sunset Boulevard and the Dark Side of the Hollywood Dream looks at how the film's poison-dipped love letter to Hollywood endures 75 years later.

After more than two years in captivity, the last 20 hostages abducted during Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, have been released.

Ebola is one of the nasty viruses that can hide in the body even after a patient recovers and tests negative. It can reemerge and trigger a new outbreak years later. How do they survive? And how can they be kayoed?

To stop COVID-19, retired doctors are signing up to take clinical shifts. Specialists, including dentists, could move to front line care. And med students are fielding calls in overwhelmed clinics.

COVID-19, polarization and election misinformation — including from the president — are three factors in politicians suffering harassment and even threats from voters in recent weeks.

Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne diseases.

A new robot is designed to sink sargassum before the stinky seaweed comes ashore. Sargassum can wreck local economies, ecosystems — and even threaten human health, some research suggests.

Masked thieves stole priceless jewels from the Louvre on Sunday morning. The Paris museum has suffered a string of successful art heists, dating back to the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911.

NPR's Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of Short Wave talk about an innovation in plastic recycling, the link between smartphones and hemorrhoids and what Mars' structure and ice cream have in common.

When luggage and its owner can't be reunited, airlines sell it to a store in Alabama, where its contents are sold to the public. The result is a grab bag of normal and odd things people travel with.

Whether you're craving something sweet, savory, spicy — or all of the above in one flavorful meal — we've got you covered. Here are 10 favorite cookbooks from the past year.

Investigators from the GAO were able to register nearly 20 fake ACA enrollments in a probe of healthcare.gov. The federal government paid subsidies to insurers for some of the fake customers.

Wildfires last January destroyed communities around Los Angeles. Homeowners say recovery has been slowed by fights with insurers to get their claims paid.

It's unclear how many leaders have been asked to join the board, and the large number of invitations being sent out, including to countries that don't get along, has raised questions about the board's mandate and decision-making processes.

Wilmer Vasquez died at just 29 years old after suffering heat illness during the hottest year on record. His brother, Yonatan, says climate change played a big role.

A new film directed by Kathryn Bigelow wonders how the U.S. would react to a nuclear missile launch of undetermined origin heading its way.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with comedian Mo Amer about comedy, free speech and his new Netflix standup special, "Wild World."

A 1,733-acre wildfire was being fought in the Picayune Strand State Forest on Monday afternoon. The fire was south of Alligator Alley and prompted a warning from the Florida Highway Patrol.

Investigators release specifics leading up to a roommate's arrest, including suspicious purchases, ChatGPT inquiries about body disposal, travel traced by phone data and evidence of premeditation.