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In the WBUR podcast Last Seen: Posmortem, host Ally Jarmanning digs into the world of legal remains trading.

Damaging winds gusting between 55 and 70 mph are creating "critical" fire risks across LA and Ventura counties through Wednesday, officials say. Evacuation orders are expected to rise again.

Doctors at the trauma center at Los Angeles County-University of Southern California hospital deal with gunshot victims nearly every day, and their ability to save lives keeps improving.

We know that climate change will make water scarcer. But it could also have big economic impacts, Richard Damania of the World Bank says.

En Florida, los gobiernos locales han tomado la iniciativa de abordar sus emisiones contaminantes del clima y hacer la transición a la energía limpia.

Florida’s surgeon general, spiritual healers and Trump allies push their cures in a swampy outpost of anti-government absolutism and mystical belief in and just east of Venice.

Even before the shutdown put the spotlight on Congress and its fight over extending ACA tax, it had become increasingly difficult for Floridians to find affordable health care.

This mercury-containing compound, used as a vaccine preservative, is commonly used in lower-income countries — and deemed safe. The U.S. is now demanding that Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance stop using it.

Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the 2020 election. While President Trump has challenged the results, Biden's inauguration is still expected Jan. 20. Here's what happens between now and then.

Ahead of commencement, the University of South Florida held an event celebrating the work of its graduating veteran students.

Floridians will be seeing more of those high-powered stations soon with Gov. Ron DeSantis' recently announcing an $8.6 million expansion of the fast-charging infrastructure in Florida.

House impeachment managers are expected to conclude their presentation against former President Donald Trump on Thursday.

U.S. employers added 49,000 jobs last month, after a pandemic-driven slump in December. Unemployment fell to 6.3%.

Seven Republicans joined with all Democrats and independents to vote to convict the former president for inciting an insurrection, but the tally is short of the two-thirds vote needed.

Dylan Thuras, co-author of a new book, takes NPR to a piece of lost subway grandeur, a room of well-groomed dirt and a sonic secret in the middle of Times Square.

CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google testified before the House of Representatives on the falsehoods that circulate on their platforms regarding the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and COVID-19 vaccines.

In Amity Gaige's new novel, Eric Kennedy, aka East German immigrant Erik Schroder, reveals his true identity to his ex-wife and explains why he kidnapped his own 6-year-old daughter.

The event will be unlike any other modern presidential speech before lawmakers thanks to pandemic restrictions and security requirements put in place after the Jan. 6 insurrection.

Hiring by U.S. employers accelerated sharply amid an improving public health outlook and a new round of $1,400 relief payments.

Gov. Ron DeSantis' proposal would eliminate the state portion of gas taxes, saving motorists about 25 cents a gallon and $200 over 5-6 months.

Tesla recalls nearly 54,000 vehicles because their "Full Self-Driving" software lets them roll through stop signs without coming to a complete halt. It will disable the feature with a software update.

Consumer prices in February were 6% higher than a year ago, as inflation continues to ease. The data comes just days after the collapse of two regional lenders is roiling the banking system.

The 20 gender-affirming care bans states have passed are undergoing intense legal scrutiny and testing federal courts in new ways, setting up battles that may go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

After maintaining innocence for nearly five years, the pop star acknowledged failing to pay about $15.8 million in taxes. She will receive a suspended three-year sentence and a fine of $7.6 million.

The U.S. unemployment rate surged far higher and has remained higher than in other major industrial countries. It's now at 9.6 percent. The big shift came when American companies cut workers more aggressively than foreign firms in the face of the financial crisis.