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Last January, Anderson Ata became the seventh person in the world to receive teplizumab, which researchers say is the first big milestone in treating diabetes since the first production of insulin over 100 years ago.

The photo series Unyielding Floods recently won its fifth award this year. It captures the strength and hardship of those affected by flooding of biblical proportions in South Sudan.

Hillsborough County is the seventh-largest district in Florida, with 305 schools and more than 224,000 students.

Juana Summers talks to Jodie Foster and Kali Reis about the new season of True Detective.

Princeton, Ind., a city of 9,000, is a place for which Toyota's troubles cut closer to the bone than for most. Toyota has a plant there, and there are several Toyota suppliers in or near Princeton. Mayor Robert Hurst discusses how the fallout from the recalls has affected the town.

During what the ALA is calling Banned Books week, more than a dozen high-profile authors are taking a stand against censorship. Author Michael Connelly alone has donated $1 million to the cause.

The three-time Oscar winner announced the end of his acting career in 2017. The new film, Anemone, will be directed by the actor’s son, Ronan Day-Lewis, from a script that the pair co-wrote together.

The NCAA men's basketball tournament is off to a wild start. It's been full of upsets, drama and even a team bounced from the competition because of COVID-19.

Prosecutors accuse the former Democratic presidential candidate of accepting and failing to report nearly $1 million that two old friends and campaign donors funneled through intermediaries to support a lavish lifestyle for his mistress. But political and legal observers are shaking their heads at the case.

More information has come out about an altercation between the Trump campaign staff and an Arlington National Cemetery official on Monday.

Frustration has been building for years among some Oakland residents over high crime rates, a persistent budget deficit, and police chief turnover. A recent FBI raid of the mayor's home has intensified their arguments for her ouster.

As South Korea's population shrinks, foreign migrant workers are joining the country's workforce. But a recent deadly fire exposed the risks some of them are facing.

The 14 year-old charged with killing two teachers and two students at a Georgia high school this week and his father were in court today to be formally charged in the shooting.

Slimy water in a West Virginia creek is blamed on an abandoned mine, but clean-up is delayed because it's not clear who owns it and who should be responsible.

"One if by land, two if by sea" wouldn't work these days — not when your adversary can knock out your power grid with an team of cyberforces. Today's armies have a new front to monitor.

George Johnson talks about his new book, Miss Leavitt's Stars: The Untold Story of the Woman Who Discovered How to Measure the Universe. Henrietta Leavitt, while working at Harvard College's observatory in the early 20th century, discovered a way to measure distances between stars, which led astronomers to calculate the size of the universe.

The hitter had a swing so pure and flawless that Mickey Mantle would watch him take batting practice. But he was also a tormented soul who hurt a lot of people, including himself. Ben Bradlee Jr. delivers a deeply personal account of Williams' life in The Kid.

It’s common to see dolphins come up to a tour boat and jump in its wake. But there’s a growing campaign that wants ecotours to keep their distance....

A jury says that Donald Trump owes columnist E. Jean Carroll $83.3 million for defaming her.

Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson of Short Wave talk about endangered eagles in Japan, the lifestyles of deep-living ocean creatures and the longevity secrets of human 'SuperAgers,' aged 80 and older.

Doctors, hospitals and insurers are balking at a Covered California proposal to eject providers of care that have inordinately high costs and low quality from its networks.

Fifty people, including the gunman, died in Orlando’s Pulse nightclub on June 12, 2016, and Florida gun control advocates hoped lawmakers would be…

The state's largest teachers union filed a complaint Monday over a program that rewards teachers for high scores on college admissions tests, saying the…

Seventy-four-year-old author Arlene Heyman discusses her debut short-story collection, which focuses on the sex lives and intimate relationships of characters in their 60s and 70s.

The Crow Tribe doesn't have adequate housing, jobs or educational opportunities. But it does have 9 billion tons of coal. Tribal leaders want to use it to better the community. But others worry about climate change and wonder if a proposed coal mine will pay off in the long run.