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ECMO machines became a last-ditch treatment for COVID. But only half of the patients who got ECMO survived, raising questions about whether this expensive and hard to access treatment is worth it.

Russia says it put its nuclear forces on a higher state of alert, and Western officials have raised the prospect of chemical weapons attacks. How serious are these threats?

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Maud Newton about her book Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation, a memoir that explores her family history of racist violence.

Jamie Petrone has pleaded guilty to a years-long scheme of stealing electronics ordered for Yale University and reselling the items. She used the money to buy herself luxury cars and multiple homes.

Homeland security officials say they are planning for a possible increase in migration, as the Biden administration faces growing pressure to end pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42.

Turn out the lights for a good night of sleep: this seems like common sense, but many Americans don't actually follow it. New research shows it doesn't take much light at night to hurt our health.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talked with John Schu, first picture book writer and long time book advocate, and illustrator Veronica Miller Jamison about their new book This is a School.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Black Coalition Against COVID released a report two years into the pandemic as hospitalization rates for Black people with COVID-19 in the U.S. were the highest they've ever been.

White Lies author A.J. Baime tells the story of Walter White, a light-skinned Black man whose ancestors had been enslaved. For years White risked his life investigating racial violence in the South.

The country has taken in the most refugees escaping war in Ukraine by far. Families, volunteers and nonprofits have sprung into action to care for them.

Commissioners say the company's name hadn’t been made public at the time of the vote, so they were unaware that Rumble would receive the funding.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Ben Shephard, author of The Long Road Home: The Aftermath of the Second World War, about how today's crisis compares to the number of displaced people after World War II.

When NPR's movie critic sat down to write this year's best-of list, he kept seeing matched sets: two cinematic head trips, two brutal historical epics and even two riveting mortgage crisis flicks.

We dig into the NPR audio archives for another installment of a our feature "First Mention" to hear the initial use on air of the term "Wikipedia."

The VA says many veterans who use its services are overweight, obese or suffer from diabetes. The agency's Portland branch wants to help veterans manage health issues by offering cooking classes.

The Florida Board of Governors confirmed Rhea Law in a unanimous vote.

Candidates have split time in a handful of early states. So what does where they've been tell us about where they're going?

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Emma Allen about her article in The New Yorker called "The Best Drinks of 2015." She walks us through mixing a drink from her list, which anyone can make at home.

Floodwaters continue to rise in the Midwest where thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes. Nine states have declared a state of emergency.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with reporter Teri Schultz about the security alert in Brussels after police arrested six more people suspected of plotting a terrorist attack.

There are luxury goods, and then there is the Birkin bag from the French company Hermes. It has been an elusive status symbol for 30 years, but it is also always mysteriously out of stock.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the Soy Transportation Coalition, about the effect of historic flooding on the Mississippi River on corn and soybean farmers.

Bill Cosby's attorney says the comedian and actor will fight criminal charges filed against him and predicted he will be exonerated. She also said the charges are politically motivated.

It's called El Clásico: Each time Barcelona FC and Real Madrid face one other. On Wednesday, it is a women's game that is breaking an attendance record in Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium.