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New options for nonaddictive pain treatment are sorely needed. One researcher is borrowing from the field of cancer nanomedicine to test an idea that could bring relief to chronic pain sufferers.

An Australian field hockey player chose to amputate part of his finger in order to play in the Olympics. NPR's A Martinez asks performance expert Mark Aoyagi why athletes go to such extremes.

Families can use the Family Empowerment Scholarship for Students with Unique Abilities to pay for three precollege programs at the Leesburg college.

Vice presidential candidates are unlikely to make a fundamental difference in this election, but there were some takeaways from an interesting night.

After 13 installments in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Greg Heffley's best friend finally tells his own story. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid is all about Rowley, whose superpower is kindness.

It's easy to measure physical damage from natural disasters made worse by climate change, less so their lingering psychological impacts. But experts say they're no less real.

While the movement loses popularity nationwide, it's still a force in the GOP. When it comes to fiscal cliff negotiations, however, Tea Party members in Congress seem resigned to the fact that any eventual deal will be one they won't like. That doesn't mean the Tea Party spirit can't be recharged.

The soccer game between Greece and Germany in Poland Friday was always about more than just sport. There's a lot of friction between these two nations, thanks to the eurozone crisis. Plus, NPR's Philip Reeves reports, this was a crucial game: The winner goes through to the semifinals of the European Championship.

Weekends are supposed to be time off, but often they get filled up with errands. NPR's Life Kit podcast has some suggestions on how to relax when your weekend gets busy.

Lynn Eldredge has had six different jobs since he was laid off from a tractor manufacturer in 2000. Fourteen years later, he makes the same amount of money at his current job that he did back then.

President Trump's first international trip is an opportunity for him to reorient U.S. foreign policy priorities. It can also provide him a respite from political controversies back at home.

Attorney General William Barr testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, defending the use of federal agents in Portland, Ore., and his decision to drop the case against Michael Flynn.

The Canon-sponsored Project Imaginat10n used social media to crowdsource images and ideas to produce five short films. It's an idea director Ron Howard says other artists would be foolish to ignore.

The concept of a perma-long weekend is so attractive. But it's starting to feel like that mirage of an oasis in the desert. We're desperate for some relief but it always seems just out of reach.

President Trump abruptly announced a 90-day pause on the steep tariffs that went into effect Wednesday -- except for China.

The government shutdown has ended, but extending Affordable Care Act subsidies remains unaddressed, leaving health insurance shoppers in limbo and facing a significant increase in costs.

Scientists are using artificial intelligence to make bionic limbs act more like natural ones.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Heather Conley of the German Marshall Fund of the United States what Donald Trump's second term could mean for NATO and the war in Ukraine.

Rising costs are causing a lot of Americans to think twice before booking a trip. And many who do travel are scaling back their ambitions and staying closer to home.

Health insurer Aetna will exit the federal health insurance exchange next year. Forbes contributor Bruce Japsen tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe that will leave around a million people without coverage.

This week the Supreme Court will hear arguments in cases challenging President Trump's sweeping tariffs. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Michael McConnell, who represents one of the plaintiffs.

Bobby McFerrin is best known for his feelgood 1988 hit "Don't Worry, Be Happy." Now, his daughter Madison is a singer-songwriter on the rise.

Post-modern writer David Mitchell pulls off an old-fashioned yet action-packed tale in his fifth novel, The Thousand Autumns Of Jacob de Zoet. The story follows Jacob, a bookkeeper at an outpost of the Dutch East Indies Company, as he falls for a local midwife in early 19th century Japan.

Author Adam Brent Houghtaling has put together an encyclopedia of the best music to pair with melancholy moments.

Public safety officials and event planners are reevaluating their security plans following the crowd surge at Houston's Astroworld event that killed nine people.