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Lawmakers are urging the federal Bureau of Prisons to address prisoner health care after an NPR investigation detailed the stories of prisoners nationwide going without needed medical care.

The wildfires in Los Angeles County have left a trail of destruction — displacing entire families, including pets. Shelters and rescue organizations like Stray Cat Alliance are scrambling to respond.

In Modern Death, Dr. Haider Warraich says a slow dying process, during which patients move in and out of hospitals or nursing homes, is a "very recent development in our history as a species."

In a new memoir, Grace Coddington explains how she grew up on a remote island off the coast of Wales, started modeling as a young woman and ended up as creative director at Vogue magazine. Coddington speaks with Fresh Air's Terry Gross about her life in the fashion industry.

Gov. Rick Scott visited the Florida Power & Light staging area at Southwest Florida International Airport on Tuesday. He also visited flooded areas...

Questioning if fish bay at the moon could lead to ways to protect the ocean's damaged ecosystems. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on June 15, 2023.)

One rupee won't buy much in India these days. It's worth two cents, not enough even for a cup of tea. But this trifle of a coin can still cause a great deal of trouble in India's bureaucratic culture.

Sunday morning, the committee working on drafting the new Iraqi constitution announced they might ask for a 30-day extension. Host Liane Hansen speaks with NPR's Philip Reeves in Baghdad.

The watch is in effect as flooding could be caused by excessive rainfall, the NWS said. This is from Invest 93-L — an area of disturbed weather off Florida's east coast.

Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., is opening back up, more than a year after it shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Disney World in Orlando, Fla., reopened last July.

Beginning Friday, people in Los Angeles will be required to wear a mask when in public in order to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

How did David Sedaris and his Santaland Diaries become a Morning Edition holiday staple? It all started in 1992, when Ira Glass — then a radio producer — heard him at a reading.

After 40 years of working in politics, pundit Mark Shields has seen the best and worst of our democracy. But he still believes good politics and courageous politicians can benefit our society.

C.B. "Stubb" Stubblefield had a mission to feed the world, especially those who sang in it. He generously fed and supported both black and white musicians, creating community and breaking barriers.

An ex-con lends money to people in need; a group of friends creates a savings club. Even without banks, people often figure out how to get the money they need, when they need it.

As NASA prepares to for Wednesday's shuttle launch, many people are remembering the Challenger disaster which killed seven people, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. Barbara Morgan trained as McAuliffe's backup, and Wednesday she'll be on board the space shuttle.

This Memorial Day weekend, NPR's Scott Simon looks at what patriotism means for longtime civil rights leader the Rev. William J. Barber II and for visitors to the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

A small trial using the drug dostarlimab yielded an unprecedented success rate in eliminating tumors.

Rudolph Giuliani will speak at The National Rifle Association conference. The GOP presidential frontrunner advocates the Second Amendment and the right to bear arms on the campaign trail, but as mayor of New York City his stance may have been a bit different.

When Vanessa Foster was stranded in the middle of Alaska, a stranger with bright blue eyes stopped to give her a ride, and changed her life.

As Valentine's Day approaches, one person who doesn't get mushy about it is food writer Nigella Lawson. Still, she jumps at the chance to make her own cupcakes. "I think that adults have some sort of yearning for childish things, childish foods," Lawson notes. "And I don't mean that disparagingly."

November is national novel writing month and some schools are participating by having students write long-form fiction.

The Bardo is a Tibetan Buddhist idea of a suspended state between life and death. Saunders explored the concept in his 2017 novel, Lincoln in the Bardo, and circles back to it again in his new novel Vigil.

Memorial Healthcare System's Maggie Hansen was recently appointed to the Florida Board of Nursing. She says, COVID-19 has changed nursing and that nurses need everyone's help.

In response to growing abortion restrictions, many health care providers report a rising number of patients seeking vasectomy care.