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The actors, secretaries and other workers who make up Hollywood's middle class have long relied on the industry-funded retirement home in Woodland Hills, Calif., to care for them in their golden years. But rising medical costs seem set to undo that promise.

As North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatens nuclear strikes on South Korea, Japan and the U.S., there is a new determination across the region to adopt a tougher line. There's talk now in Japan and South Korea that they should have nuclear weapons of their own — a position the U.S. opposes.

As Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks to strengthen ties with America, he's facing tense times in his own neighborhood, mainly because of his views on World War II.

If you've been arrested in the last 10 years, there's a good chance your arrest photo ended up on any number of websites. You'll have to pay to make them take it down, but one lawyer aims to make the websites pay instead.

A proposed road in Alaska is pitting residents against environmentalists. The people who live in a remote village want better access to an airport with year-round flights to Anchorage for medical emergencies. But the road would cut through a wilderness area, which environmentalists say would set a bad precedent.

Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council, talks to NPR's Leila Fadel about his visit to Colombia, where he reports a 70% increase in civilians living in conflict zones.

President Trump is in South Korea Saturday to meet with President Moon Jae-in. But his Asia trip is also marked by a potential visit to the Demilitarized Zone and a ceasefire on tariffs with China.

At the time Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol, a new social science was just taking root: economics. Dickens did not like it. NPR visits a high school performance of the play to understand the economic commentary laced throughout this holiday classic.

Sheltering in place isn't new for children who live in neighborhoods plagued by gun violence, even during the pandemic. St. Louis families have learned to improvise to keep kids safe.

NPR's Scott Simon and Michele Steele of ESPN talk about game seven of the NBA Finals, the $10 billion sale of the L.A. Lakers, and a big salary raise for the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders.

Billions of dollars have been spent on the 2024 election — and that cash hasn't just come from everyday Americans.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Patrick Harker, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, about Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's tenure at the central bank, which ends this week.

Businessman Donald Trump and the media have had a rocky relationship since he jumped into the presidential race nearly a year ago.It reached a new level…

Imagine that you're driving and you approach a blind corner. What you don't know is that another car is approaching at a high rate of speed. Then, your…

The latest data from the state Department of Health showed yet another decrease in cases during over the past month, with 6,380 positives during the week that started Oct. 6.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Fred Hochberg, former chair of the Export-Import Bank, about his book Trade Is Not a Four-Letter Word: How Six Everyday Products Make the Case for Trade.

From the time their son Joe was 3, John Schwartz and his wife, Jeanne Mixon, suspected he was gay. They supported him through troubles in school and when he decided to come out — but as a teen, Joe attempted suicide. Their memoir, Oddly Normal, chronicles their experiences.

Tampa Bay will host Washington in the playoffs this Sunday night after beating New Orleans, 27-19, with the final play of the game going to Mike Evans to tie Jerry Rice's consecutive 1,000-yard reception record.

I've spent a lot of time figuring out my gender by clinging to objects. I dress like Turtle from Entourage – his presentation of gender embodies a distinct vibe that I wish to harness in my journey.

The British band hasn't had a chart-topping album in a decade, but it pulled out all the stops to promote its latest, Moon Music, including selling more than a dozen different versions of the album.

Capacity crowds have turned out to watch American tennis star Serena Williams play in the first two rounds of the U.S. Open. She's said this might be her last tournament. No one wants to say goodbye.

Our critic likens reading Marlon James' new epic fantasy to being slowly eaten by a bear that occasionally cracks jokes — painful and strange, but upsettingly beautiful for all that.

As Florida approached 8,000 cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday issued a statewide stay-at-home…

Piñatas are a common element in parties across different countries, but especially in Mexico around Christmas time, and the story of their origin combines cultures, traditions and religions.

A lot has been said about the joy of cooking, but what about the fury? A host of new cookbooks right now aim to help cooks pound, grate and shred their feelings about the state of the world.