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Some employers may now opt to claim a religious or moral exemption when it comes to paying for birth control, and women could end up sharing the cost with employers that scale back coverage.

Researchers tested whether loosening restrictions on the work schedules of doctors in training would lead to more harm to patients.

As patients' share of medical bills has grown with the rise in deductibles, copays and coinsurance, providers have become laser focused on getting payments up front.

NPR's David Greene talks to Matt Bennett, co-founder of the Third Way think tank, about Democratic presidential candidates meeting to debate as President Trump dominates the news cycle.

Does science have limits? Commentator Adam Frank reviews Marcelo Gleiser's eye-opening new book exploring this very question. It appears that we are forever headed into the dark.

Life as we know it is being threatened by everything from climate change to resource depletion. Commentator Adam Frank looks back at 1177 B.C. — and what we might learn from peoples past.

Philosopher Alva Noë discusses what he calls Carlo Rovelli's "readable bestseller" Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, newly translated into English from its original Italian.

While little is yet known about possible deaths or the full extent of the damage, experts are calling Otis the strongest storm in history to make landfall along the Eastern Pacific Coast.

French police arrested a man who targeted passersby in Paris on Saturday night, killing a German tourist with a knife and injuring two others, France's interior minister said.

Members told reporters that they expect to hold a candidate forum next Tuesday ahead of votes on a speaker, possibly as early as Wednesday.

The company's non-profit board and for-profit arm have long been at odds. CEO Sam Altman's week-long ouster represents the culmination of that long-simmering tension.

Patricia Wright arrived in the Amazon armed only with intense curiosity about secretive owl monkeys. She emerged from the jungle on a new life trajectory. Since that singular experience, she has gone on to become well known for her work with Lemurs in Madagascar. Commentator Barbara J. King interviews Wright about her new memoir.

Misleading and false information is muddying efforts to uncover who is responsible for the deadly blast that killed hundreds of people.

Myah Ariel's debut is like a fizzy, angsty mash-up of Bolu Babalola and Kennedy Ryan as the challenges of doing meaningful work in Hollywood threaten two young lovers' romantic reunion.

President Trump says he has chosen Christopher Wray, who has worked in the Justice Department, to head the FBI. A Senate panel begins hearings on Russia meddling on Wednesday.

Novelist Amy Tan's The Backyard Bird Chronicles centers on an array of birds that visit her yard, as Trish O'Kane's Birding to Change the World recalls lessons from birds that galvanized her teaching.

A new documentary chronicles Stormy Daniels' legal battle with former President Donald Trump, and how it has changed her and her family.

The countdown to hurricane season has begun, and Florida emergency management offices are sharing their safety tips to empower residents to act ahead of potential storms.

The attack, coming more than eight months into a grinding war that shows few signs of ending soon, was likely to fuel new calls by Israeli protesters for a cease-fire.

The U.S. women’s rugby team just won a historic Olympic medal for the country. To this longtime player and fan, it’s a pivotal moment for the sport and a reminder of how it changed her life.

Lynch, a tech entrepreneur, had recently been acquitted on federal fraud charges in the U.S. The yacht he was on, the Bayesian, sank two days after Lynch's co-defendant was killed by a car.

For the past year, local officials and businesses in Taylor County have been working to recover what’s been lost and then some.

What appears to be the deadliest terror attack in Britain since 2005, took place Monday night. An attacker set off a bomb at a concert — leaving more than 20 people dead and more than 50 injured.

National monuments include vast areas of land that the White House can designate for special protection. David Greene talks to former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, who served under President Obama.

Public health experts say conditions in war-torn Gaza are ripe for the spread of infectious disease. Health workers are struggling to spot and contain outbreaks, even as the health system teeters.