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Imagine being a singer and never being sure when you open your mouth whether you will have your voice. For years, Linda Thompson's vocal disorder, hysteric dysphonia, made her stop singing completely. It took three years to complete her new CD, Versatile Heart.

NPR's Noel King talks to opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza about the possible role of the FSB, Russia's intelligence agency, in attacks against opposition activists — including himself.

Financier Jeffrey Epstein pleads not guilty to sex trafficking of minors. Hong Kong's leader says the controversial extradition bill is dead. And, the Affordable Care Act is on trial again.

Miners across Appalachia are dying of black lung. Now they're coming to terms with decades of dedication to a job that would drastically change their lives and that of their families.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with country music icon Reba McEntire about her new NBC sitcom Happy's Place, about a woman who inherits her father's restaurant with a half sister she's never met.

Despite the tempestuous primaries, Republicans will come back together to support the party's candidate, says Vigo County party chair Randy Gentry — "give it some time."

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Edward Aguilar, high school student and founder of the nonprofit Paralink, which set up a supply chain of volunteers making PPE equipment for hospitals in the U.S.

Sixty-two percent approve of the job the president is doing handling the pandemic, but he gets a lower 49% overall job approval rating, signaling potentially tough legislative fights ahead.

The American Academy of Pediatrics changes its policy citing drugs used to treat HIV can reduce the risk of passing the virus to infants to less than 1%. About 5,000 people who have HIV give birth in the U.S. each year.

A Russian recruit, mobilized for the war in Ukraine, is fighting to serve his country in a different way: alternative service as a conscientious objector.

Many Latino immigrants in Los Angeles worked to extinguish some of the fires with hoses. They aren't firefighters, they were just helping people in other neighborhoods.

When NASA asked who wanted to be an astronaut, thousands of people said yes. The agency received a record number of applicants for the next class of astronaut candidates.

Kevin Devine is a quiet singer-songwriter. Manchester Orchestra is a loud rock band. The two acts have toured together extensively, and earlier this year, they both went into the studio -- together.

As cranes continue to crowd South Florida’s skyline, birds of different feather are becoming increasingly hard to find. On Saturday, birders and...

The immigration bill now under consideration by the Senate calls for drones to patrol the U.S. border 24/7. Supporters say that means more drones are needed. But critics argue there's no evidence the drones already flying are cost-effective.

Volunteers for the trial put an arm over a box with hundreds of mosquitoes carrying a genetically modified malaria parasite. Here's why they did it that way — and why the trial holds promise.

The list of those asking Florida Gov. Rick Scott to waive insurance premium requirements for low-income families in 48 counties impacted by Hurricane...

Savage has a new book celebrating 30 years writing his sex advice column "Savage Love." He talked with NPR about where he's been wrong, what's changed and why gay people know more about sex.

NPR's Rachel Martin explores how day camps that have decided to open this summer will operate during the pandemic, and how parents are weighing the risks of sending their children to one.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, head of the U.S. Transportation Command, about the massive task of shipping weapons to Ukraine to help in the fight against Russia.

The former SNL cast member stars as a somewhat autobiographical, sometimes exaggerated version of himself in this entertaining new series, co-starring Edie Falco and Joe Pesci.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan about Washington's role in securing one of the largest prisoner swaps between the U.S., its allies and Russia since the Cold War ended.

After the chaos, warfare and corruption of the past several years in their native country, the Tuareg guitar gods deliver a more bitter message.

NPR's Life Kit podcast brings you tips and tricks to start running — with help from Martinus Evans, author of Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run.

House passage would cap a run of success for President Biden's party as they face midterms and headwinds from former President Trump's allies.