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The earliest-known ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex -- the prehistoric world's most famous predator -- sported short "protofeathers," scientists report in the latest issue of the journal Nature. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports.

Under the health law, pediatric dental coverage is one of 10 core health benefits that must be offered to people who shop for plans on the health insurance marketplaces. But the plans are only required to cover only medically necessary orthodontia.

Mars is seen as the next frontier in space exploration. But given the hostile environment on the red planet, is there a good reason why?

United Airlines is releasing a new safety video for the first time in years. The refresh comes as airlines struggle to hold the attention of passengers who are distracted by screens of their own.

California is seen as an Obamacare success story. But tens of thousands of people in the northern part of the state have only one insurer available on the health plan exchange.

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones says 250 years of slavery and 100 years of legalized segregation robbed Black Americans of the ability to accumulate wealth; cash payments would help repair the damage.

A Senate subcommittee passed the measure that would prohibit school instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grade levels. It now goes to a full Senate vote.

Uri Bram wrote an extensive article for The Atlantic on a sure-fire cure for the hiccups.

Students graduating from college are entering perhaps the toughest, most uncertain job market in generations. Melanie Singer was among them. When she graduated from college in 2010 with a degree in accounting, she thought it would be easy to find a job; it turned out to be anything but.

One suspect is in custody following a mass shooting at a Seattle food festival on Sunday that left three victims dead and four others injured.

The Army hasn't met its annual recruitment goal for nearly a decade. The Pentagon says it's changing it recruitment strategy — and bringing back its iconic 1980s ad campaign.

When restaurants charge a premium for Gulf-caught shrimp — and pocket the extra profit by serving farm-raised imported shrimp — they're denying local shrimpers a fair income.

The majority opinion in each case was written by one of the court's liberals, proving that liberals too can rule for religion, for gun manufacturers, and for a woman claiming she was discriminated against on the job for being straight.

A look at some of the highlights and discoveries at this year's Sundance Film Festival, which concludes this weekend.

Nearly half of college students who take out loans for school don't finish within six years. Isabelle Praget is struggling with this kind of debt, and she speaks with Ayesha Rascoe about it.

After more than 40 years in business, owner John Wong says Wong Kai Imports, one of the few Asian markets in Manatee County, may shut down by the end of the year.

Electricity: There doesn't appear to be enough of it; Californian's don't like how much they're having to pay for it and most of us have only the foggiest idea where it comes from. NPR's David Kestenbaum looks at the electrical wonderland that lies beyond our light switches and wall sockets.

NPR's Life Kit has tips on how to manage lending money to friends and loved ones.

Medicaid work requirements are a prominent feature of the big federal budget bill, but working full time can jeopardize some people's health coverage.

A Texas showerhead salesman wanted to know how much more customers would pay to buy a product that's made in the USA. The answer could pour cold water on President Trump's plan to encourage more companies to open factories in the U.S.

Fourteen years ago, Rosa Gutierrez Lopez sought safety in the U.S. after fleeing violence in El Salvador. To avoid deportation, she's been claiming sanctuary at a Maryland church for nine months.

Justices rule that the punitive damages were excessive under maritime law. Instead of $2.5 billion, Exxon now has to pay just $500 million. "It was like getting the rug pulled out from under you," says plaintiff Osa Schultz.

Ovarian cancer is often called the "silent" cancer. Often it has already spread by the time it is diagnosed. New guidelines urge women and their doctors to pay attention to early symptoms, but some experts aren't sure they are helpful.

Neither former President Donald Trump nor Vice President Harris have plans to fix the national debt, risking "an eventual fiscal crisis," a budget nonprofit group found in its analysis.