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Among the recent positive cases is U.S. basketball player Bradley Beal, who won't play at the Tokyo Games. Across the U.S., games are on and fans are filling stadiums as coronavirus infections rise.

Early experiments in isolating inmates took place at a Philadelphia prison in the 1800s. Though discredited as cruel, the practice was later revived nationwide during the drug war.

A biotech company says its genetically engineered mosquitoes could help Brazil and other countries fight the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which spread Zika and other viruses.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Kevin Young about his latest poetry collection: Stones. The collection is about memory and loss, his deep ties to the South and how he stays connected to the past.

Some counties are requesting extra money to cover the costs that will be incurred, including the mandate that ballot drop-off boxes be guarded by an employee of the elections office when in use.

As COVID-19 cases rise due to the delta variant, we examine who is at risk, and what's the best way to protect yourself and others. Also, with a spate of outbreaks at camp, what parents need to know.

Some archaeologists excavate Roman ruins. Others dig up garbage. In England, a project is underway to study what people threw out in Victorian times, to learn about the start of the consumer era.

At least nine people are dead after a crowd surge during Travis Scott's performance in Houston last weekend. Now, some frequent concertgoers are rethinking whether they will attend them in the future.

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants lawmakers to focus on efforts to prevent schools, businesses and governmental entities from imposing vaccination mandates and other pandemic restrictions.

This darkly comic series about corporate drones who retain no memory of their lives outside the office gets quickly weirder, funnier and more thrilling after a slow-burn start.

Robert Siegel talks with actress Eva Marie Saint, and her husband, producer/director Jeffrey Hayden. Saint and Hayden talk about the recent death of Hollywood screenwriter Ernest Lehman. Saint co-starred in North by Northwest which Lehman wrote, and she and her husband were close friends of Lehman's.

Russian forces have shown few signs of advancing but are still actively destroying Ukraine. In the southern city of Mariupol, bombs targeted a school which was sheltering about 400 displaced people.

Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 in a car owned by NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan when Chase Elliott crashed as he and Reddick were battling for the win.

Florida is second in the nation in school book censorship. The director of a library in Palm Beach County is concerned that public libraries could start facing the same challenges.

The Biden administration is embracing health care efforts designed to reduce the deadly impact of fentanyl addiction, but many state legislatures are resisting the "harm reduction" approach.

'Magic: the Gathering' partnered with fantasy's most iconic book series and inspired a bidding war over a special "The One Ring" card so fierce it'd make Gollum blush.

The 11th African Biennale of Photography invites artists to show their personal vision of the continent — its problems and its promise.

Five former NASA astronauts who flew on space missions reflect on some of the awe-inspiring photos from Apollo 11, the first lunar landing flight.

The former acting director of the bureau also tells NPR that he and Justice Department leaders were so rattled following the dismissal of James Comey they struggled with how to respond.

A former prosecutor says the current administration's approach is "soul-crushing," and he proposes changes for how future presidents can be investigated while in office.

Senator Hillary Clinton has suspended her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination and is now endorsing former rival, Barack Obama. She spoke to supporters on Saturday in Washington.

Some Yankees players used a new bat during the second game in the Major League Baseball series against the Milwaukee Brewers.

The government is trying to wipe out Zika virus, which has been linked to a severe birth defect. But is it doing enough to help families whose children have been affected?

It seems there’s new trouble brewing for Florida’s small but growing craft beer industry. The Florida Retail Federation is challenging a long-standing...

As commercial real estate continues to lie vacant around the U.S., it may contribute to a vicious economic cycle that reshapes New York and other cities.