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Julia Abu Zaiter has been paralyzed for months, and her father said if she didn't get out of Gaza she would die. She has been evacuated to Egypt, but her parents weren't allowed to go with her.

The lead singer in Ukraine's biggest rock band is one of Ukrainian celebrities who are using their fame and connections to speed relief supplies to those who need them most.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with artist Omar Apollo about his first time being nominated for a Grammy. He's nominated in the Best New Artist category.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with sportswriter Howard Bryant about the past week in the world of sports.

His hugely influential 1971 spoken-word piece "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" has inspired generations of imitators. Today, after multiple stints in prison, Scott-Heron returns with a more introspective collection of music: I'm New Here. It's his first new recording in 16 years.

The price of insulin keeps going up. For people with Type 1 diabetes, high prices can be a life and death issue. Now a grassroots movement is pushing for change.

Floridians recovering from pandemic-related income losses can still get help paying past-due rent and mortgage bills.

Inflation remains a top issue for voters this election year. It's been especially top of mind among parents who have the added financial stress of raising children.

This week's selection of what NPR correspondents, editors and producers are reading online includes a prison story and a baseball tale.

The actor's new collection of short fiction — his debut book as an author — is called Uncommon Type, and each story has something to do with the machine close to his heart.

Boeing's deal to plead guilty to a federal criminal fraud charge in relation to two 737 Max crashes has not quieted anger from victims' families. Legal issues for the troubled plane maker continue.

While heat seems top of mind, state leaders did not respond to it with the same intensity of a tropical storm or hurricane, said a panel of journalists speaking on the Florida Roundup.

Spirit Airlines is a major economic force in South Florida: it is the second largest carrier at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport; it is a...

The U.S. State Department says it is "aware of unconfirmed reports of two U.S. citizens captured in Ukraine." They are believed to among the thousands of foreigners who have gone to fight in Ukraine.

When a newspaper shuts down, there are obvious costs to the community it serves: job losses, fewer local stories. But new research suggests there's another consequence that's harder to spot—one that comes with a hefty price tag for residents. This week on Hidden Brain we ask, who bears the cost when nobody wants to pay? For more information about the research in this episode, visit https://n.pr/2zSPraS.

Child care workers from outside the U.S. often buy health coverage through an agency. But those policies can have big gaps, critics warn. ACA plans are comprehensive and, with subsidies, can be cheap.

The groups' targets? Democrats undecided on whether to accept or reject the deal when they vote this fall. The campaigns include tens of millions of dollars spent on TV ads in nearly two dozen states.

For seven years, beginning in December 1884, the beach walkers – as they were better known before Pratt’s book popularized the term “barefoot mailman” – walked, rowed and sailed the roughly 68 mile trek along Florida’s southeast coast every week for $600 a year.

Medicare now pays doctors $86 to discuss end-of-life care in an office visit that covers topics such as hospice, living wills and do-not-resuscitate orders. But how should doctors get a chat rolling?

The statement comes after Florida's Attorney General demanded that the county help transport ICE detainees to detention facilities.

County jail officers will serve warrants and transfer inmates accused of violating immigration law.

The president and his deputies tied autism to acetaminophen use during pregnancy, presented a cancer drug as possible treatment and said the FDA would change labeling. There's little strong scientific evidence for either.

After February's deadly power outages, new legislation would mandate winterizing parts of the state's energy system. But lawmakers took a pass on major market reforms to make the grid more resilient.

Louisiana residents displaced by the recent floods started registering for state and federal programs to provide a way to live in or near their flood damaged homes.

The once-invincible tech sector is trending in the opposite direction.