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The 26-year-old American won the 800-meter freestyle on Saturday at the world championships to become the first swimmer to win six golds in the same event at worlds.

The Army is trying to help families reunited after yearlong deployments through programs and workshops for soldiers. But the real work of reconnecting falls to the individual families who want to make their relationships successful.

The one million U.S. deaths from COVID-19 happened out of sight for most Americans. It was often nurses who were caring for these patients and bearing witness to their deaths.

Justice Department research finds that women ages 18-24 who aren't enrolled in college are more likely than those who are in school to report having been assaulted.

Ferguson and the rest of the St. Louis area are waiting for the grand jury's decision in the Michael Brown case, and for some it feels like awaiting a natural disaster — except no one knows when it will arrive or how much disruption it could bring.

Women have long been part of the horror genre — but, usually, they end up being the victims. What happens when the script is flipped and women become the antagonists in horror?

David Greene talks to Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina, chairman of the Republican Study Group, the House's largest conservative caucus, about President Trump's possible deals with Democrats.

Morning Edition caught up with NPR’s John Ruwitch, who has covered China for decades. Here’s our conversation.

A dentist from Alberta, Canada, paid $10,000 for a crown that once belonged to The King: Elvis Presley. That isn't the only dental collectible this dentist has paid top dollar for. He shelled out $31,000 for a rotten tooth that belonged to John Lennon.

Emma Haruka Iwao has computed over 31 trillion of its digits. She and her team calculated 31,415,926,535,897 digits of pi — crushing a 2016 record by trillions of digits.

For some students who attended Robb Elementary in Texas, it will be the first time back in classrooms since a gunman killed 21 people at their school in May.

The White House Conference on Aging is meeting in Washington this week. But President Bush is skipping the conference -- the first president not to address delegates in the event's 50-year history. Instead, he took his message on Medicare to a select, private group of senior citizens.

More than half of America’s rural hospitals lack labor and delivery services. The University of Colorado is trying to help close the gap by training nurse midwives to work in rural areas.

Nearly 16,000 people in northern California are still evacuated due to the Thompson Fire. Those staying at local shelters say they're fearful of what they may find when they're allowed to return.

Acclaimed Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk is scheduled to go on trial in Istanbul on charges of insulting his country for his comments on the deaths of Armenians and Kurds in an interview with a Swiss newspaper.

FX's limited series revival Justified: City Primeval offers the nostalgic return of a beloved character. But that alone isn't enough. We take a look back at reboots that worked, and those that didn't.

An emotional President Biden pleads with Congress on gun control. Some in Uvalde, Texas, support limits on the most lethal firearms. May's jobs report is likely to show a moderate slowdown in hiring.

Many doctors in the U.S. say the practice puts an infant at risk of sleep-related death. A close look at the research reveals a different picture.

For the first time, the band members, their crew and their fans tell the story of a landmark moment they didn't realize was happening. Sonic Youth's new album, Live in Brooklyn 2011, is out this week.

The 1970s-1990s saw a mass wave of Taiwanese immigrants to the U.S. Now, many of their children are moving to Taiwan for a safer future despite the west's perceptions of impending war with China.

Homeless women face unique health challenges with few dedicated resources. And as the number of women experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles continues to grow, Dr. Mary Marfisee hopes to bring them lifesaving resources.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman takes the stand to defend his company against a lawsuit brought by Elon Musk.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster says he is appointing Darline Graham to finish the term of her late brother, former Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, who died in office Saturday at age 71.

The U.S. and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.