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The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries, raising fears of resuming war.

Millions are suffering through extreme heat, and nights don't bring much relief. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ashley Ward, director of Duke University's Heat Policy Innovation Hub.

The American Academy of Neurology issued guidance on using wearable data devices, like smartwatches or an Oura Ring, to track key health metrics that can help flag serious conditions.

Families in Norfolk, Va., await the return of roughly 15,000 sailors and Marines as the USS Ford continues a deployment that started more than 10 months ago.

After President Trump called California's recent primary "rigged," a familiar playbook emerges that forecasts what the president's election attacks may look like moving toward November's midterms.

NPR's A Martinez asks global energy expert Jason Bordoff about the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, and whether Iran and other Gulf nations can find an energy export workaround.

The U.S. population was already aging and tilting toward decline. After the Supreme Court confirmed Trump's power to deport hundreds of thousands of foreign migrants, population decline could accelerate.

Mauricio Pochettino was the biggest name the U.S. men's soccer team had ever hired — then, fans and analysts asked whether he'd been worth the hype. Now, the answer is a resounding yes.

The cut was mandated in President Donald Trump’s big tax-and-policy law last year. The restored funding does not mean the battle over federal abortion policy has ended, and not all services that were cut will return.

After nearly three hours of emotional public comment, DeSoto County commissioners on Tuesday took the first step toward a one-year moratorium on data centers.

Several states have ballot measures this year that could raise the thresholds needed to pass state constitutional amendments. Many advocates are critical of such limits on direct democracy.

An estate-approved biopic of Michael Jackson is out this week. The music-infused drama Michael stars the King of Pop's nephew, Jaafar Jackson, with Colman Domingo and Nia Long playing his parents.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to appear before the Senate for his confirmation hearing. And, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has paused most traffic stops after recent deadly shootings.

In his second day on the stand in the trial he launched against OpenAI, Elon Musk said the AI start-up he'd helped found had strayed from its charitable mission.

The oldest millennials are turning 45 this year. The oldest Gen Xers are now 60. So how prepared will they be to thrive in the decades ahead? A new tool helps people assess beyond just savings.

After the U.S. withdrew from the World Health Organization, it wasn't clear they would participate in this WHO-led meeting to determine the recipe for the next flu vaccine.

President Trump says he hasn't decided whether to attack Iran. While he weighs his options, a military buildup over the past month means the U.S. now has an expansive presence in the region.

In some towns in India, a visitor to the post office who's squinting at fine print might be asked: Do you want an eye test?

After removing hundreds of books, Clay County is debating the purpose of high school libraries. School officials called it modernization. Critics see it as the next phase of the book debate targeting fiction books.

President Trump and Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin make claims about the vulnerability of election systems in the U.S., but how true are those claims?

Judges handling the thousands of lawsuits from sick veterans and family members have ordered lawyers to hammer out a mass settlement plan by the end of October.

Despite efforts by U.S. negotiators, Iran says it wants to charge a toll for ships to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. It's yet another unresolved issue of the U.S.-Iran war.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen about President Trump at the NATO summit and more strikes in the war with Iran.

Iran-backed Houthis say they will blockade a waterway on the Red Sea. And, the FDA continues to investigate Taylor Farms lettuce as a source of the Cyclospora outbreak despite a retracted test.

AI is a fast-growing business expense. Some companies are cutting costs by switching to cheaper Chinese AI models.