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When asked what he could bring to City Hall, the former governor and Congressman pointed to experience.

Data from patient medical records are being used to develop commercial products. What rights do we have over the use of our personal health information?

Rules have been changed in Russia to allow women to do about 350 types of jobs that were previously forbidden. The move is being celebrated as a step forward for gender equality.

Abortion — and whether to get one — changed the two sisters' lives in ways that affected them for years to come. One of them wonders how her life might have been different.

Boris Johnson's government is eyeing a move to allow shop stalls and supermarkets to use only imperial units in all transactions, ditching a metric requirement from when the U.K. was in the EU.

Florida residents may be due for a dental cleaning since dentists were closed for months during quarantine — but these appointments may come with extra...

Looking at the list of the ten most shorted stocks out there can tell a lot about the economy and human nature. David Kestenbaum from our Planet Money podcast takes us through the list.

The confirmation hearings for the Supreme Court nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson are set for March 21. Activists who pushed for a Black woman are excited and ready for a fight.

Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with owner and chef Eric Rivera. He put in place a proof of vaccination policy for customers who want to dine at his popular Seattle restaurant, ADDO.

Members of Sigur Rós found their way back together slowly, but the Icelandic group's singer says that when they started playing it felt like nothing had changed.

Author Dennis Lehane's latest novel is a faced-paced tale of organized crime and betrayal, set during Prohibition. Live by Night follows Joe Coughlin from his days as a small-time Boston hood to success as the rum-running boss of the South.

An estimated 503,000 people qualified as unemployed in May, up from 488,000 a month earlier.

A group of scientists has developed a doping test 1,000 times more sensitive than those currently used. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with lead researcher Daniel Armstrong about how the test works.

It could be a pivotal week in Washington, D.C., as Republicans unveil their bill to overhaul the tax system. Investigations into Russian involvement in the 2016 election will also be back in the news.

Ex-Israeli soldier Ori Givati questions his military experience and the current rise in violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank.

After 33 years and two women's basketball championships at Notre Dame, Muffet McGraw retired this week. She's been outspoken about having more women leaders in sports.

Since Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a new slate of trustees in early 2023, the small liberal arts college has undergone a dramatic transformation — eliminating its Gender Studies program, reshaping student life, and launching a costly new athletics department.

Eligible households will get up to $50 per month for internet service, and the program also offers a $100 discount on a laptop, desktop computer or tablet.

The nation's leading group of pediatricians is advising that babies not sleep in the same bed with adults. In a new set of guidelines regarding Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) released on Monday, the group also stirred up controversy regarding the use of pacifiers.

For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, U.S. land borders open to non-essential travel. Fully vaccinated foreigners will be able to enter the U.S. to shop or visit friends and family.

Lots of young adults are using apps like Venmo to settle all kinds of debts. As the apps get more popular, they've become targets for scammers and hackers. But that hasn't seemed to scare away users.

Against the political pageantry of the National People's Congress, China's Premier delivered his annual state-of-the-nation address. The headline figure: a growth target of 7.5 percent. It's the first time that's dipped below 8 percent since 2004.

People who can no longer move or speak may soon have a new option: an implanted device that links their brain to a computer.

At least ten news organizations have retracted or amended their stories after an NPR investigation showed that a man they featured as a bold Chinese dissident was accused of being a conman.

From the National Archives to the state dinner, President Trump and Xi Jinping looked comfortable together in Washington. Two former NPR China correspondents on what the visit did and didn't deliver.