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A top priority of Florida’s Senate President is now ready for a floor vote. But after some political maneuvering, the bill also contains a controversial...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research finds wearing a surgical mask underneath a cloth mask — a concept known as double masking — can vastly improve the protection for the wearer.

People who stormed the Capitol were radicalized by what they consumed online and in social media. That should sound familiar: Ten years ago, ISIS used a similar strategy to lure Americans to Syria.

NPR's top political stories of the year ranged from how incoming Speaker Nancy Pelosi would run the House to Robert Mueller's Russia report and the Green New Deal.

NPR's Melissa Block and Audie Cornish read listener letters about race and identity in light of Rachel Dolezal's resignation as president of the NAACP chapter in Spokane, Wash. Dolezal says she identifies as black, though her parents say she is white.

Citigroup says computer tapes containing the Social Security numbers and other private data of almost 4 million customers are missing. UPS was transporting the tapes to a credit bureau in Texas when they disappeared. So far, there is no evidence that any of the data has been misused.

The push by Florida's largest power company to charge customers for out-of-state fracking investments is dead, putting an end to a pair of big-money...

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush is proposing to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's health care law with one that would increase tax...

Speaking at a briefing in Geneva, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says: "We all want this to be over. We all want to get on with our lives. But the hard reality is this is not even close to being over."

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

As July Fourth approaches, federal regulators are warning people to use fireworks safely, as a new report shows that fireworks-related injuries have been increasing.

Gorgeous Beethoven and dreamlike Schubert in performances from one of the best-loved music festivals.

British authorities said they are banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from government mobile phones following similar moves by the U.S. and European Union.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Xavier Becerra, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, after the Biden Administration proposed a new national standard for staffing nursing homes.

Even if a hospital is in your health plan's network, some doctors who work there may not be. That discrepancy can lead to surprising out-of-network charges. But appealing those charges can often get health plans to reduce the bills.

Hospitals that treat many poor people face challenges in managing their care. The problem is compounded by the fact that the same hospitals often have fewer resources at their disposal.

The only surviving gunman from last year's terrorist attack on Mumbai formally confessed his guilt Monday. Pakistani citizen Mohammad Ajmal Kasab surprised Indian court officials when he reportedly rose during questioning of witnesses and said, "I want to confess."

Charges of involuntary manslaughter against fraternity brothers were cast aside, but hazing charges are allowed to proceed.

A civilian oversight board in Chicago is investigating the fatal police shooting of a 26-year-old Dexter Reed Jr. during a traffic stop.

A comparison of Trump's first and second terms, Trump ally Steve Bannon discusses the president's first 100 days back in office, GOP tries to advance Trump bill with top policy priorities.

Democrats grill the top national security officials on Capitol Hill, Trump says his auto tariffs will boost manufacturing, who in DOGE can see private information belonging to millions.

Trump cancels government funding meeting with top Democrats, Trump -- in a reversal -- declares Ukraine "can win back all territory lost to Russia," Jimmy Kimmel returns to late night.

The biggest song of 2025 is a straightforward ode to marriage, but the charts and algorithms are filled with love songs expressing something messier.

Swift became the first woman and third artist ever to have four of the Top 10 albums on Billboard's 200 chart. This latest milestone comes weeks after the release of Speak Now (Taylor's Version).

In 2020, the Supreme Court struck down laws that allowed people in Louisiana and Oregon to be convicted even if two jurors voted not guilty. Despite the ruling, some of them may never get a new trial.