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"Heartbreaker" was the lead single from Mariah Carey's 1999 album "Rainbow." NPR's Leila Fadel talks to music writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine about the hit's legacy.

A statewide collaborative of nail salons now has 120 members; all have made ventilation upgrades and switched from toxic products to safer ones. Will clients be willing to pay extra to help workers?

For the past 14 months, the Department of Defense has been working with three international teams of scientists, including from the University of Miami, to build a hybrid reef made of concrete and coral.

Ahead of oral arguments in the Supreme Court over access to mifepristone, more than 150 people shared stories with NPR about how they used the medication — and how it changed their lives.

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz disrupted shipments of fertilizer and natural gas, a key component in fertilizer manufacturing. It's unlikely to cause major price hikes for U.S. grocery shoppers.

Cell phone calls, texting, Facebook, Twitter and email are really adding to our daily stress, right?Not necessarily.There's a new study that says we…

As omicron surges, more nursing homes are facing a double whammy: Lab tests are taking too long, and fast antigen tests are in short supply.

In 2006, Malin Alegria's debut novel was unique in the world of young adult fiction: It followed a Mexican-American girl through a quintessential coming-of-age experience — the quinceanera. Today, Alegria's book is still celebrated in Latino communities — and publishers are starting to pay attention.

A new study suggests ants therapeutically amputate the limbs of injured buddies to save them. (Story aired on All Things Considered on July 2, 2024.)

Israeli and Hamas negotiators are meeting in Qatar to discuss a potential ceasefire in the 10-month old Gaza war. Hamas says it doesn’t have all the hostages and some were seized by families.

Here's details of the upcoming event from the Tampa Bay Estuary Program:1. Tampa Bay is the largest open-water estuary in Florida, encompassing nearly 400…

The clock is ticking for parents to get their kids shots if they want them fully vaccinated by the first day of class. Schools are trying to make it easier for families.

Whatever happened to good manners, cocktail hour or knowing how to darn a sock? Sally Singer, editor of T: The New York Times Style Magazine, selects three new books that celebrate nostalgia and looking back to more exquisite, more refined times.

A new book, Inside the Wire, may offer a rare glimpse inside the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay. The book's co-author, former Army sergeant Erik Saar, served at Guantanamo Bay and describes deep flaws in the center's treatment of prisoners.

An obscure federal manual that guides road signs and design is getting a rare update. The Biden administration says the changes will protect cyclists and pedestrians, but safety advocates wanted more.

JaQuel Knight, choreographer of iconic routines for Beyoncé, Megan Thee Stallion and others, is working to copyright his dances in hopes it will keep corporations from profiting off them unfairly.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with conservation scientist Erik Meijaard about why Jakarta is sinking and the plan to move Indonesia's capital to Borneo — where a whole new set of problems awaits.

Republican U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has won a third term, defeating U.S. Rep. Val Demings and holding a key seat as the GOP tried to regain control of a closely divided Senate.

Former President Donald Trump is expected to announce his running mate before the Republican National Convention begins Monday. It's a decision that could help shape the party's direction for years.

The purpose would be to ease traffic. How plausible is this idea considering Miami's vulnerability to rising sea levels?

Returning to a childhood home as a grown-up is always loaded with emotion. These three books about homecoming are guaranteed to make even the most stoic readers nostalgic for the too-tight embrace of family.

Prohibition was meant to stop the sale of liquor, but it didn't. In New York City, which had as many as 32,000 speakeasies, the policy's failure was flagrant. In his new book, Dry Manhattan, Michael A. Lerner examines what happened.

Wendy Ruderman and Barbara Laker won a Pulitzer Prize for their investigation into police corruption in Philadelphia. They talk about their reporting and new book, Busted.

The Dublin soccer team tweeted a photo of the cash and a note from actor Daniel Radcliffe, that read, "I couldn't live with myself if I didn't honor my word and pay you back."

SpaceX scrubbed a launch attempt Saturday at NASA's Launch Complex 39A, site of the shuttle program and the mission that first sent humans to the moon. Their second try succeeded Sunday.