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South Carolina is fighting a new, fast-growing outbreak of the measles, as concern grows that the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status.

A new study of astronaut blood finds that space travel alters gene expression in a way that impacts the immune system.

A lot of products contain toxic PFAS. Some of these "forever chemicals" are ending up in sewage that is turned into fertilizer.

NPR international correspondent Jane Arraf and freelance photographer Alexander Tahaov were among journalists invited to tour the Ain al-Assad air base, which houses some 1,500 U.S. troops.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Arin Dube, professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, about how wage growth is breaking down some barriers in the job market.

Booneslick Heritage Farm uses sustainable farming practices to improve soil health and reduce fertilizer use.

The Bush administration says it expects to work with the government formed in Pakistan after Monday's elections. Critics of U.S. policy on Pakistan say the election could provide an opportunity to stop relying on President Pervez Musharraf.

Federal prosecutors urged that the defendant, Jack Teixeira, remain in jail pending trial. Teixeira, an Air National guardsman, is accused of illegally sharing Pentagon secrets on a gaming site.

Colorful and good for you, cranberries turn any meal into a showstopper. But their glamorous exterior belies a bitter truth: Raw cranberries are mouth-puckeringly sour. These recipes make the most of the edible jewels.

The White House on Thursday rolled out new sanctions against Iran, designating Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a proliferator of weapons of mass destruction and its elite Quds Force as a supporter of terrorism.

The Florida Department of Health on Monday ordered a medical-marijuana operator to stop selling a “whole flower” product sold for use in vaporizers but...

To prepare for sophisticated enemies, soldiers are learning to use and defend themselves against cyber weapons.

A statewide water-policy bill that is a top priority of House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam was overwhelmingly…

Mindfulness meditation is designed to settle and ground you in the present moment. That's something that Carole Kinder had a difficult time with after...

The decision by Marco Rubio to run for president has set off a series of ripples in the political world, as several people are vying to replace him in the…

The result, according the White House, comes after Trump had been in contact with people who later tested positive.

Attorneys tell House lawmakers on Wednesday they perceived political influence in what is supposed to be the independent Department of Justice.

How about an electrified birthday cake or a steaming martini? A new book shows you how to turn your food into edible science experiments. Your kitchen is like a home laboratory, says one author, why not have fun with it?

Fox News TV host Bill O'Reilly describes himself "as the most controversial journalist and commentator in the United States of America." In his memoir, A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity, he explains how he got that way.

Last March, New York was an epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, and testing was hard to come by. New York law prohibits officials from using their positions to secure privileges or exemptions.

All it took was one coronavirus to turn the world upside down. But how many more are out there, lurking in animals? And what's the chance they could jump into people and trigger another outbreak?

Writer Jonathan Hayes was escaping a painfully dull Boxing Day dinner when he was introduced to Dorothy Sayers' The Nine Tailors for the first time. Hayes says Sayers helped nudge the English mystery novel out of the drawing room and into the real world.

What's bubble tea without boba? Americans are starting to find out. A backlog at shipping docks is stalling the arrival of the popular chewy pearls at tea shops across the country.

The U.S. Senate is poised to pass a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, before moving ahead to a $3.5 trillion spending effort that would encompass much of President Biden's domestic agenda.

The policy announced Monday threatens a "hard quarantine" that is longer than the Games themselves for anyone who arrives unvaccinated.