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In The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain: The Surprising Talents of the Middle-Aged Mind, New York Times health and medical science editor Barbara Strauch writes about ways the brain actually improves with age, and discusses what recent studies say about keeping the brain in tip-top shape.

Baseball aficionado Zack Hample, author of How To Snag Major League Baseballs, knows better than anyone the thrill of catching a foul ball. He's caught more than 4,000, and offers tips to help you snag fouls from the stands.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Dr. Ashish Jha, White House COVID Response coordinator, about COVID, flu, RSV and what Americans need to know to stay healthy during the holiday season.

Lovebugs, termites, mosquitoes, cockroaches – there is no doubt that Florida is home to many insects, and they seem to thrive in the state's hot, humid…

See what albums NPR listeners picked in our year-end poll for the best music of 2013.

The presidential hopeful played along with Ellen DeGeneres on her show, set to air Thursday. He was asked if he'd ever been in handcuffs, what flavor ice cream he'd be and, "Boxers or briefs?"

Before her hoax was uncovered, they shared copies of fraudulent emails and an AI-generated voicemail she said came from the Gainesville school's administrator.

Denver teachers began a strike Monday after more than a year of contract negotiations with the school district. This strike comes just weeks after a teacher strike in Los Angeles that lasted six days.

Tuesday night in Washington, D.C., presidential candidate Kamala Harris delivered her closing argument to the American people.

Jan. 9 is the start of Florida's annual legislative session. Aubrey Jewett, political professor at UCF, breaks down some of the bills to watch this year.

As part of NPR's summer travel series, Rob Schmitz takes us to a remote corner of southern Germany, where a nun has been brewing Bavarian beer for nearly five decades.

A survivor of a Vietnam War massacre committed by South Korean troops fighting alongside the U.S. sued the South Korean government for compensation — and won.

Democratic presidential candidates campaign in New Hampshire in hopes of winning the nation's first primary. Hillary Clinton is in another tight race against Barack Obama but pledges to stay in the race. Obama is accused of creating a sense of false hope because of lack of experience.

U.S. officials tell NPR about what they say is a "significant" victory in the war against al-Qaida in Pakistan. A CIA strike on New Year's Day is said to have killed the terrorist organization's chief of operations in Pakistan, along with his top lieutenant. If the U.S. intelligence is true, this is an important development.

California became the first state to ban a synthetic food dye. Health advocates want the dye removed from the food supply nationwide. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on October 16, 2023.)

For years, there's been talk in Washington, D.C., about the "grand bargain" — a big deficit-reducing budget deal that rewrites the tax code and trims from the long-term costs of Medicare and Social Security. Tuesday night, Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Paul Ryan announced what can only be described as a small bargain. But if it's approved by the House and Senate, it would avoid another government shutdown in January.

Back from Broken is a podcast that looks at what it takes to come back from life's struggles. In one episode, host Vic Vela spoke with author Natalie Hodges about dealing with performance anxiety.

The problem of macho attitudes are prevalent in many cultures. Now, church leaders are trying to use the pulpit to teach men and women how to live in equal harmony. Host Michel Martin speaks with Bishop David Evans, the Pastor of Bethany Baptist Church, and Jose Gonzalez, founder of Semilla Ministries, and an elder with James River Community Church for more.

NPR's Ari Shapiro interviews Caitlin Dewey, the digital culture critic for the Washington Post, about why she ended her "What Was Fake On The Internet This Week" column.

Thousands of NPR readers shared what they'd say if someone asked them why they are wearing a mask. Here's a selection of their responses.

The chickenpox vaccine has been a boon to American children for the last 10 years, but it may have an unintended consequence -- putting adults at higher risk for shingles, a related illness. Madeleine Brand speaks with Yale University professor, pediatrician and Slate contributor Sydney Spiesel about the chickenpox virus and the risks of the vaccine.

A once-segregated school for Mexican-American children in rural west Texas is being designated a national historic site, highlighting the story of school segregation in the southwest.

A small study shows pharmacists could play a key role in getting addiction medication directly into the hands of more people who need it, but there are a lot of barriers to expanding the project.

The Trump administration is blaming Cuba for propping up Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Police in London are bracing for another night of rioting. Parliament has been called back into session amid demands in some quarters for the army to be deployed. Major sporting events have been canceled as the riots and looting spread to provincial cities.