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New research suggests that when puppies have more attentive, active mothers, they're more likely to fail guide-dog training.

Frustrated aid workers can find laughter and solace in Jaded Aid, which pokes fun at the bureaucratic business of global development.

A federal appeals court in Atlanta will hear arguments Thursday in a case that could determine whether the public can vote on construction of the controversial police training center.

The war between Israel and Hamas is testing the limits of free speech across college campuses. And it's also affecting those who study the Middle East.

A look at one man and his family in Gaza who went from being a successful cattle farmer in the north to now living in a van with no water and little hope.

NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with law professor Harry Litman about former President Donald Trump being removed from Maine's primary ballot and the prospect of the Supreme Court weighing in on the issue.

In 2023, cities across the country experienced big drops in shootings. Some of the largest decreases occurred in cities that have become almost synonymous with gun violence.

The Hawkeyes guard surpassed 3,527 points on Thursday against the Michigan Wolverines. Clark overtook previous record holder Kelsey Plum in 13 fewer career games, while taking fewer shots.

A recent study finds that nearly half of American adults know someone who died from an overdose. The RAND Corporation study was published Wednesday in the American Journal of Public Health.

Evidence has ping-ponged over the decades on the effects of hormone therapy on a woman's arteries. The latest study suggests a brief stint on hormones might be helpful — if given at the right time.

Inflation was hotter than expected in January, with prices up 3.1% from a year ago. The news suggests it could take longer before the Federal Reserve is ready to start cutting interest rates.

A messed up roll-out for the nation's key financial aid form has left guidance counselors scrambling to help confused families.

With citrus greening and real estate development, some Tampa Bay area residents said it's hard to find fresh squeezed orange juice at restaurants and stores like they used to.

When Walter Reed was slated for closure back in 1995, the goals were to improve care for the wounded, and to save money. The final patients left this past week. So was shutting the base a good deal for taxpayers? The cost of closing it has tripled.

Authorities say most of the nearly 800 people who died were in communities along a 435-mile stretch of Chile's Pacific coast that was swamped by giant waves after last week's 8.8 magnitude earthquake.

Bonaire is a scuba diver's paradise in the Caribbean. But the invasive lionfish is gobbling up smaller fish that protect the reef. The island is now teaching divers how to spear the lionfish.

Canada ships about 2.5 million barrels of oil to the U.S. every day, much of which comes through a pipeline system that dead-ends in Cushing, Okla., a town where incoming oil supplies have backed up enough to keep oil prices in the middle of the country lower than on the coasts.

Book programs for freshmen — and sometimes a whole campus or community — are meant to spark discussion and unity. This year's picks at eight U.S. schools range from chilling nonfiction to poetry.

President Biden decided not to run in New Hampshire after the Democratic National Committee overhauled the party's primary calendar. There are efforts underway for a write-in campaign.

President Biden isn't on the ballot after the Democratic Party changed its rules to sidestep New Hampshire. But volunteers are trying to give him a win anyway.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Nora Princiotti, a staff writer at The Ringer and a Swiftie, about Taylor Swift's cultural impact on the NFL.

Engaging and wildly entertaining, Kaveh Akbar's debut novel will undoubtedly be considered one of the best of the year because it focuses on very specific stories while discussing universal feelings.

Since Texas banned nearly all abortions, some providers have left the state. A look at one doctor who moved his entire practice — including the staff — to neighboring New Mexico.

Should law enforcement officers be able to claim Marsy's Law victim privacy protections if they’re threatened with violence while on the job? That’s the question before state lawmakers in a new legislative proposal. It's a response to a recent Florida Supreme Court that says, no.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with The Seattle Times' project Homeless Editor Molly Harbarger about the challenges in treating and housing a rapidly aging homeless population.