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North Korea recently threatened to bomb Guam, a U.S. territory and home to multiple U.S. military bases.

The shops, located in retail spaces, offer patients convenience and access to medical tests without a doctor's orders. Physicians say that's precisely the problem. Test results could spark panic in some patients and drive up health costs.

Some doctors are sending their children to live elsewhere and rearranging their personal lives as they fight the epidemic.

Former national security adviser John Bolton is promoting a new book in which he accuses President Trump of being uninformed and almost solely focused on his own reelection.

In the Old San Juan district, tourists pour out of cruise ships to shop and take in the sights. Officials worry they could start to see a decline in tourists due to the rising number of Zika cases.

President Biden toured flood damage in eastern Kentucky with the governor. The president promised increased federal aid and assistance to help the recovery. At least 37 people died in the flooding.

Once status symbols for newly minted millionaires, horses are now the voiceless victims in Spain's economic crash. Two sisters are adopting horses that might otherwise end up in the food supply.

Perhaps no company showed how the Internet could turn sharing into a global phenomenon more than Napster. The music-sharing site upended the record industry. But the industry ultimately survived and free-music Napster did not. What are new businesses doing to avoid the same fate?

Up to 20 percent of soldiers who have fought in Iraq say they sustained a brain injury. Most with a severe brain injury never return to active duty. Army Spc. Freddy Meyers was shot in the head last May and initially could neither talk nor walk. Now he wants to go back to duty.

Pokrovsk is facing one of the fiercest battles in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian forces are battling to hold the key hub, but commanders admit the Russians have more troops and firepower.

Loneliness is at epidemic levels across the U.S. and is correlated with higher risks of many chronic diseases. Some doctors and therapists are writing their patients prescriptions for socializing.

As part of our StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, we hear from Specialist Henry Smithers who was among the millions of American servicemen and women deployed to Vietnam during the conflict.

Georgetown Law Professor Caroline Fredrickson talks about the implications of Dianne Feinstein's health problems for the work of the Senate and the democratic agenda.

With Iowa caucuses still nine months away, candidates in the huge field of Democrats are looking to stand out. One way: show up in voters' homes.

Chicago Catholics are reacting to the very public spat last week between President Trump and Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV. The pontiff has been critical of the war in Iran.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with professor Jeremi Suri of the University of Texas at Austin about the legacy of Henry Kissinger, who died Wednesday at the age of 100.

Trump dominated recent headlines: avoiding the GOP debate, having a high-profile interview on social media site X — then was booked for charges related to the 2020 election, complete with mug shot.

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michelle Steele discuss the NFL divisional playoffs and what looks like the end of "Sports Illustrated."

Most Americans feel proud of their country, but at the same time many are worried about its future, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows.

Heart’s lead singer performs Thursday, Sept. 10 at the Capitol Theatre in Clearwater.

There is a worldwide COVID-19 wave this summer, and a new vaccine coming in September.

Elections are underway in India to choose a new parliament. Nearly one in four of the members of the country's parliament is charged with at least one criminal offense. There's a big drive this year to get the crooks out of office.

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic. We interviewed 9 health workers around the world to learn what's surprised them most — and how they've managed to cope.

Many new teachers from nontraditional backgrounds have come to teaching through a partnership between local schools and a nonprofit group called the New Teacher Project. The group's president, Timothy Daly, says the program is allowing schools to access a diverse pool of candidates.

Photojournalist Gideon Mendel has made it his mission to show how ordinary people around the world are affected by the consequences of a changing climate.