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Would you get tested for your potential risk for Alzheimer's disease, even though the prediction is imperfect and there is no cure for the condition? Studies suggest people can handle the results just find.

Filmmaker Morgan Neville dives into a surprisingly enigmatic comic in his two-part Apple TV+ documentary.

The U.N. has released the most comprehensive global climate science report ever. It is unequivocal: Humans must stop burning fossil fuels or suffer catastrophic impacts.

The switch from weekly reports was made public Friday afternoon through a meme on the Twitter account on department Press Secretary Jeremy Redfern.

Average prime time viewership was just 15.5 million people, down from an average 26.7 million for the Rio Games in 2016. But NBC's broadcast ratings ranked second only to its Sunday Night Football.

The cartels' business models are similar to those of big-box stores and franchises, says Tom Wainwright, former Mexico City bureau chief for The Economist. His new book is Narconomics.

The 32-year-old singer shows off a liquid voice rich with the music and culture of her native country for her debut album.

Parents desperate to get their kids outdoors and offline are choosing wilderness schools for their kids, but poor, urban kids are missing out. Educators in Kingston, N.Y., are trying to change that.

At least 100,000 people are expected to emigrate from Ireland over the next year. Tens of thousands already have gone this year. The ratio between the number leaving, and those moving in, is wider now that any time since the late 1980s.

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day around the corner, hear how people in Tampa Bay are stepping up with acts of service. Plus, how to do Dry January.

On today's show: Snuggies, printer toner, and a banking road trip. Three stories about what happens when you actually read the fine print.

The tricks and mind games tax collectors use to get people to pay up.

To keep up with potential adversaries such as China, the Pentagon is teaming with civilian technological innovators and trying to adopt some of the...

Bassett has been nominated for best supporting actress for her performance as Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. It's a landmark in a long, distinguished career that began in the 1980s.

More than a dozen "No Kings" protests took place around the region, part of more than 2,600 around the country in cities large and small.

The move comes after a video of a fishing boat off the Panhandle hauling aboard an exhausted manta ray went viral.

The investigative report cited a failure in leadership among the prime minister and other top British officials for allowing boozy government parties that broke lockdown rules.

The Chinese New Year, a celebration that starts with the new moon and lasts for 15 days, begins this year on Feb. 1. NPR's Linda Wertheimer looks at a new children's book — Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats — that tells the stories behind this and three other major Chinese holidays. See illustrations from the book and try some recipes.

A year after the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found the highest percentage in a decade said ending gun violence trumps protecting gun rights.

When Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, it also disrupted the education of thousands of students. While many schools remain closed, Benjamin Franklin High School is one of the few operating charter schools in New Orleans. We talk with two teachers.

NPR's Rob Schmitz asks Jeannette Wicks-Lim of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, about minimum wage hikes that go into effect in the new year in states, counties, and cities.

Democrats and Republicans both think they can win the state's Second Congressional District — one of the swingiest in the country — where immigration and abortion rights are dominating the debate.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Drunk Bollywood, the game Beyond Good & Evil, the show Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and more.

It wasn't until he was in his 40s that Steve Luxenberg learned of a family secret his mother had kept for years. In Annie's Ghosts, he chronicles his efforts to learn about the aunt he never knew.

The two leaders have spent a lot of time together in the past. But COVID-19 has kept them from meeting directly since President Biden took office — even as tensions have escalated.