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The U.S. Supreme Court wraps up its term Monday. It will decide whether health insurance that for-profit employers offer workers must include birth control over the employer's religious objections.

A new arts district is taking shape in what was once a booming industrial center. Drab warehouses are canvases for street artists in Hialeah, an affordable alternative to Miami's Wynwood art scene.

Hurricane Ian and Typhoon Noru strengthened quickly before landfall. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Princeton University professor Gabriel Vecchi about climate-fueled intensification.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Fiona MacGregor, spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration at Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, about the cash for work program, which gives Rohingya refugee volunteers a stipend to help prepare safer shelters.

Hot flashes. Brain fog. Sleep problems. Millions of women go through menopause each year. But what’s happening in the brain during this life transition?

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has been using American contractors to distribute boxes of food in four sites in Gaza. Since they began operations over a month ago, the Gaza Health Ministry has reported hundreds of Palestinians have been shot and killed while seeking this aid.

Each episode HBO's The Pitt presents an hour of a shift in a Pittsburgh ER, while each episode of Netflix's brilliant Adolescence considers the murder of a teenage girl from a different point of view.

As part of All Things Considered's summer series on street musicians, NPR's John Burnett travels to Jackson Square, in New Orleans, to listen as one busker makes beautiful music out of water and glass. Hear samples from The Glass Harper online.

Transitioning into civilian life and a civilian career can require some major changes for military members.Some are connecting to new jobs and career…

The comments by Miguel Cardona came during his tour Thursday of NeoCity Academy in Kissimmee.

This past week, Google and the Israel Antiquities Authority posted thousands of high-resolution images of the Dead Sea Scrolls online. Now, anyone can get up-close and personal with the ancient biblical texts — rewrites and all.

Seaweed can potentially help fight climate change. Research shows that a specific type of seaweed can cut cows' methane production by up to 98%.

The acquittal on a misdemeanor charge comes after the case came to represent broader resistance in the nation's capital to the Trump administration's law enforcement surge.

As some boxing fans await a major welterweight matchup on Saturday, it's clear that the sport is struggling to keep the attention on the boxers' athleticism rather than their riches.

Police near Cleveland got a call at 5 a.m. — a man thought a pig was following him. Officers thought he may have had too much to drink. They responded, and the sober man was being followed by a pig.

The life-size replica of the Green Bay police chief was warning against shoplifting, according to the Green Bay Press Gazette. Chief Andrew Smith says over all, shoplifting is down 5 percent.

The seaweed blobs are part of a 5,000-mile long bloom of algae known as sargassum. Blooms are common, but scientists say they're getting bigger — and this one might be the largest in history.

The seaweed blobs are part of a 5,000-mile long bloom of algae known as sargassum. Blooms are common, but scientists say they're getting bigger — and this one might be the largest in history.

Researchers in Italy say a deep red lip-paste discovered there is 5,000 years old. It's made of vegetable oils and waxes, and was likely worn by social elites as a display of superior status.

A bear in New Mexico climbed atop a garbage truck and rode at least 5 miles. (Maybe he thought it was an Uber?) Finally the driver took a suggestion to back up to a tree so the bear could climb down.

Polls are showing that Democrats have a clear advantage heading into the midterms, but that doesn't tell the whole story. And, today, a mega merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. is set to close.

An update on coronavirus cases and numbers. And, as the pandemic reaches a new phase, many workers are anticipating a return to the workforce. Experts offer tips for re-entry.

While some colleges resort to arrests and suspensions to clear protests, Brown University has struck a deal with its students. NPR's Juana Summers talks with a student who was in the negotiating room.

A show in Washington, D.C., features paintings, lithographs and other representations of the banjo. One of America's most endearing musical instruments also played a turbulent role in racial history.

State regulators are ordering one of Florida's largest power companies to refund $54 million it collected from ratepayers to pay for a failed nuclear…