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The CDC is putting more resources into helping hospitals prepare and handle Ebola patients. This, after a nurse treating Ebola patient Thomas Duncan in Dallas became infected with the virus.

Cells derived from embryos appear to have improved vision in more than half of the 18 patients who had become legally blind because of two progressive, currently incurable eye diseases.

Automatically charged as adults in New York, the 16- and 17-year-old boys are at risk for assault by both corrections officers and other inmates. But advocates say reform efforts are moving slowly.

The fight against militants in the Islamic State is gearing up — literally. Some members of a Dutch motorcycle club have joined forces with Kurds battling ISIS in northern Iraq.

A military resume has long been a big plus for political candidates. Only five female veterans have served in Congress, but 11 are running this year — including Republican Wendy Rogers in Arizona.

The virus has already caused one spike in chocolate prices, because cocoa is grown in countries that border Ebola-stricken Liberia and Guinea. Prices went back down — for the moment.

One month into the job on ABC's The View, Rosie Perez talks about how things are going so far. She says one of the only things about the job that's not fun is the expectations of some critics.

The NFL is looking for 10,000 volunteers for this season's Super Bowl. Commentator Frank Deford thinks other causes are more deserving.

In an interview with The Economist, President Obama said no matter how you look at it, the U.S. economy is better off than when he took office, and that most U.S. businesses have done well.

And, what the adults in their lives should do about it.

The 1984 gas leak in Bhopal, India, killed thousands. New research finds babies born to mothers who were pregnant at the time have suffered long-term impacts worse than those directly exposed.

A dangerous chemical called xylazine is being mixed into fentanyl across the U.S., but who's doing it and why is a mystery. The government still doesn't identify and track new drug threats.

When it comes to former President Donald Trump's legal team, it's easy to get spun in the revolving door. It seems like he's looking for a wartime consigliere — another Roy Cohn.

NPR's Don Gonyea says looking through his old baseball scorecards stirs up sweet memories from summers long past.

The Justice Department released its investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department, with findings that include racial bias and unnecessary use of force.

Humanitarian-aid orgs say the state’s newest anti-immigration laws will hurt it, in the long run.

Some colleges are trying something surprising to make sure their freshman students make it back to campus for sophomore year: ditching letter grades.

We break down the week in politics: President Biden's first campaign rally for reelection and former President Trump's arraignment.

A growing number of high-profile novels are coming out of the Caribbean and the Caribbean diaspora. And the region has long been punching above its weight on the international literary scene.

Republicans carried North Carolina in all but one presidential race since 1980. As 2024 candidates descend on the state, Democrats wonder how they can turn out voters in rural areas there.

About 1 million people have lost Medicaid coverage nationwide since April. Of that, about a quarter of them live in Florida.

This Atlantic Hurricane season, forecasting tech takes another leap forward with the introduction of a new, more accurate hurricane model developed by NOAA.

Why the Federal Reserve is pressing pause - for now - on interest rate hikes, and what might be in store for the economy next.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to China amid Washington's deteriorating relations with Beijing.

NPR's Don Gonyea talks with ESPN's Michele Steele about the week in sports - including the U.S. Open golf tournament and the Oakland A's push to relocate to Las Vegas.