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Some parts of the country are now grappling with a post-Thanksgiving surge of patients, while others dodged that fate. What lessons can we learn as we head into the Christmas season?

Earthquakes in Syria exposed the devastating needs of people in the war-torn country and raised questions about the impact of U.S. sanctions.

Ahead of Election Day, first-time political campaign volunteers discuss why this was the year they decided to grab a clipboard and get involved in the elections happening around them.

Commentator John McWhorter is the author of Winning the Race: Beyond the Crisis in Black America. He thinks the new FX TV show "Black/White" is full of stereotypes and cliches about what life is like for black America.

Pee-wee Herman, the wacky character embodied by comedian Paul Reubens, is DJing a one-time radio show on member station KCRW in Santa Monica, Calif.

Eight artists have been chosen for a trip around the moon on a SpaceX flight called the "dearMoon project."

A judge in Maine has denied the state's request to keep nurse Kaci Hickox in quarantine. Hickox returned from treating Ebola patients in West Africa just over a week ago. Maine's governor sought to keep her confined to her home.

As many states rush to fill the gaps left by the shutdown-related pause in food assistance benefits, SNAP recipients express anxiety and confusion.

It's worth pausing to consider not only the legacy and achievements of former South African president Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, but also the rich musical associations of his life.

Boris Johnson has compared Hillary Clinton to a "sadistic nurse" and written poetry about Turkey's president having sex with a goat.

Seesawing tariffs and turbulent financial markets are playing out on social media feeds, impacting the multibillion-dollar influencer industry in what could be a new recession indicator.

Photoshoots are an unintended — but amusing — use of the cameras. The Open Space and Mountain Parks department in Boulder, Colo., set up nine of them to learn about and protect local wildlife.

Shankar Vedantam will be at the Nancy and David Bilheimer Capitol Theatre on June 21.

President Obama's trip to Africa comes at a time of increasing African economic growth and declining U.S. influence on the continent. To be successful, he will need to overcome a general perception that the United States has withdrawn from Africa. At the same time, he must convince an American public and private sector that getting more invested in Africa will be good for American jobs and the economy.

Many addiction experts say the supply of street fentanyl in the U.S. is drying up -- a win in the fight against overdose deaths that many experts once viewed as unachievable.

Congress will certify the 2024 presidential election results Monday, exactly four years after the attack on the Capitol. Plus, the split among Republicans over immigration reform.

Patients are protesting, bipartisan lawmakers are threatening regulation – and investors are selling their shares.

From hospital staffing to patient wait times, frontline workers at an emergency department in Glen Burnie, Md., share how they continue to navigate the changes and challenges brought by the pandemic.

The Republican convention begins on Monday, and the Democrats get their turn the following week. Writer Thomas Mallon gives Linda Wertheimer a reading list to prepare for the conventions.

In a college anatomy class, public radio listener Kathy Dahlen learned the intricacies of physiology. She found that her study of blood, bone and tissue gave her a deeper appreciation of the body and the soul.

Colin Beavan embarked on a year-long journey to have zero impact on the environment, and got his wife, Michelle, and their daughter to go along with it. A documentary, No Impact Man, shows Beavan and his family eating locally grown food and living without electricity.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican strategist Rob Burgess about former President Donald Trump's messaging and possible path to the White House.

Former President Donald Trump's supporters in key swing states are expressing cautious optimism.

A new poll finds Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic challenger Charlie Crist in a dead heat and, with more than 10 percent of voters undecided, sets the stage…

Demonstrations in support of female empowerment took place in cities across the country this weekend, including marches in Sarasota and St. Petersburg,…