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We live in a rapidly aging world. A new global photography project captures the lives behind the statistics by documenting the lives of 72-year-olds — the world's median life expectancy today.

NPR economics, national and science correspondents relay the latest news in the response to the coronavirus epidemic in the United States.

It's been 15 years since singer Michael Jackson died. How has his legacy changed since then?

The FDA considers plants that have gone more than five years without an inspection to be a significant risk. Officials say the work has been hampered by difficulties recruiting and retaining inspectors.

The state has been sitting on nearly nearly $110 million in federal funds intended to install fast charges and it’s not yet clear if it will meet a fast-approaching deadline that would free up another $88 million.

Palestinian medics say Israeli airstrikes killed dozens in Rafah. The death toll mounts from a landslide in Papua New Guinea. The U.S. military accounts for the fallen and honors their sacrifice.

President Trump says he will sign a border funding compromise to avert a shutdown, but will also declare a national emergency in order to build a border wall. Also, Amazon cancels plans for New York.

The Canadian city reversed its fluoridation decision after child cavities surged. Is Florida, facing dental shortages, repeating the same mistake?

In this series, NPR takes readers and listeners behind the news and explains how we do our journalism. Here, All Things Considered hosts Ari Shapiro and Scott Detrow discuss what it's like to anchor NPR live special coverage, for this week's Reporter's Notebook.

The State Attorney’s Office gives greater scrutiny before charging juveniles with lying about sex assaults; Polk Sheriff procedures are unchanged.

There's been a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. Gaza is about out of food, water, medical supplies — and now fuel. House Republicans have elected Mike Johnson of Louisiana as speaker of the House.

In one Indian town, monkeys will steal your glasses — and give them back if you toss them a container of mango juice. It's one more sign of the impact of urbanization on the wild.

=Republican strategist Sarah Longwell and Democratic strategist and pollster Anna Greenberg talk about what drove Trump's victory and what it tells us about the future of U.S. politics.

A new review and testimony from investigators with the U.S. Government Accountability Office offer the clearest picture yet of the aid form's troubled rollout.

Actor Ted Danson reflects on aging and regrets in a game of Wild Card with Rachel Martin.

Recortes al programa de asistencia alimentaria podrían socavar Fresh Access Bucks, el cual ha tenido éxito abordando postres alimentarios nutricionales y apoyando a productores locales.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fired hundreds of employees at the end of February, including meteorologists. Experts and scientists expressed concern that these cuts will affect forecasting systems’ reliability and accuracy.

Erin Patterson hosted several of her estranged husband's relatives for lunch in July 2023. Within days, three of them were dead of mushroom poisoning. She denies deliberately poisoning them.

Movies about musicians love to hit the same melodramatic beats about fame and genius. Important but not quite famous, the '90s indie band Pavement is the exception that unbalances the formula.

Republicanos de la Cámara de Representantes aprobaron recientemente su versión que realizaría recortes históricos a Medicaid y al Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria. El debate sobre la medida ahora pasa al Senado.

Since the war in Gaza began in October 2023, members of the Park Slope Food co-op have been debating whether to ban Israeli goods from the shelves.

Washington Post national political reporter Marianne LeVine talks with NPR's Scott Detrow about Marco Rubio's changing stances on Donald Trump.

Resident flee as the battle for the Ukrainian city of Mariupol goes on. If eligible, should you get a second COVID booster? J&J is using a controversial bankruptcy maneuver to delay some lawsuits.

Student protests against Israel's war in Gaza intensify. The Supreme Court debated former President Trump's immunity claim. New York's highest court overturned Harvey Weinstein's criminal conviction.

Fires continue to rage in the West Coast. The Senate failed to advance another COVID-19 relief bill. And, Microsoft says the Russian hackers who disrupted the 2016 election are back.