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Bigger, Stronger, Faster: The Side Effects of Being American is a new documentary about steroid use. Filmmaker Chris Bell, a former steroid user, was a bodybuilder and part of the film details what happened when he told his mother he used steroids.

The Getty Trust, one of the largest foundations in the United States, has been under investigation for how it spends money as a non-profit organization. In the midst of the investigation, President and CEO Barry Munitz resigned. But some say that doesn't settle the matter.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with attorney Cyrus Mehri about whether the NFL policy has lost some of its effectiveness.

The "lowest common denominator" isn't really a bad thing. It's commonality; it's one of the parts of culture that are richest and most beneficial, provided we can define it properly.

CDC vaccine advisers meet today to discuss recommendations for COVID vaccines and childhood shots. And, ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show after his remarks about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

The discharge petition is a way to force votes by sidestepping the speaker. For decades it was mostly forgotten, but has been brought back for bills on the Epstein files and to extend ACA subsidies.

Retail expert Katie Thomas scours her local shopping mall in Pittsburgh to divine what Americans' shopping habits reveal about the economy and the nation's future.

We talk with a NOAA scientist about the Northern Lights, and why their visibility seems to be increasing.

The first private passenger rail service in more than a century in the U.S. is finding it difficult getting more people to pay higher fares as it works to increase its revenues faster. Brightline faces some big debt payments in 2026. At least one analyst warns of default.

House Republicans insist there's a gulf between them and the White House on key areas on how to resolve the looming debt ceiling deadline.

The super PAC must essentially build a separate grassroots network to finagle commitments from Iowans to support DeSantis without coordinating with him.

The attacks set the stage for what is likely to be a new round of fighting a week after an exchange of fire between Israel and Islamic Jihad.

The fate of the private military company is unclear, especially after it was credited with delivering Russia recent gains in the country's war against Ukraine.

Collectors covet the detailed and intricate charm-like pieces, used as anchors on kimono sashes. Master carver Komada Ryushi shares how he still gets nervous each time he starts a new netsuke.

The damage left by Hurricane Maria has disabled running water for many in Puerto Rico. People are driving to mountain springs to fill empty soda bottles and heading to rivers to do their laundry.

Scientists say remains of four men exhumed from what was once an Anglican church suggest they were well-nourished, "high-status" leaders in the early 17th century colony. And one was likely Catholic.

Scientists have frozen their ship to an ice floe to study the causes and consequences of diminishing Arctic ice, in the hopes of improving how the Arctic is represented in climate models.

The wildfire destroyed 11,000 homes, and the Issacses' house is one of the first on their street to be rebuilt. They committed to staying in Paradise, Calif., because of their jobs and growing family.

Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are living in thousands of makeshift shelters on steep, sandy hills in Bangladesh. Humanitarian groups are afraid of what will happen when the monsoons come.

This pandemic is like war, and federal, state and local health officers are leading the U.S. response. Yet unlike war heroes, who are lionized, they are facing unprecedented attacks and death threats.

The Government Accountability Office found breakdowns in the way the Food and Drug Administration evaluates drugs for rare diseases. The analysis came after an investigation by Kaiser Health News.

President Biden visited Saudi Arabia in 2022, and Secretary of State Blinken is there now. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Fahad Nazer, spokesman for the Saudi Embassy in Washington, D.C.

It's been 50 years since Robert F. Kennedy's assassination. Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer David Kennerly, who covered his short-lived run for president, describes what it was like on the ground.

Nine years in the making, the author's new book explores the story of a country through the story of a Minnesota couple and their best friend. Franzen tells NPR's Guy Raz that getting it to the page was a dark -- and at times stormy -- journey.

More than 750 current and former HHS employees signed a letter to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. insisting he stop spreading inaccurate information and guarantee the safety of the workforce.