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Thailand's lockdown has kept the number of cases low. But the economic toll has led to a mental health crisis — and concerns about a reported increase in suicides.

U.S. Army and Air Force leaders have ordered inspections of housing on their bases amid reports about unsafe conditions. The news spurred Congress to hold…

On Christmas Eve 2004, Urgent Envoy disappeared from his stable in the middle of the night. He had finished his only ever race in last place, but that didn't matter to the trainer who took him.

Government figures released today show that nearly one million Medicare recipients now enrolled in HMOs will have to find another source of care next year. As NPR's Julie Rovner reports, HMOs are abandoning Medicare in record numbers, saying the program doesn't pay enough.

NPR's Tavis Smiley checks in with Aaron McGruder, the creative force behind the comic strip The Boondocks, about his political views -- and why you shouldn't pay them any mind. He also talks about the new projects he's got on the back burner.

Public records show Mike Moran, who's running for Sarasota County Tax Collector, used taxpayer money to spend thousands of dollars on dinners and other expenses.

Texas Republican State Rep. Travis Clardy talks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about where things stand with the state's restrictive voting bill after a Democratic walkout quashed the measure.

The legal opinion was requested by Commissioner Christine Miller after TSA voted to draft a letter to elected leaders seeking to prioritize Raymond James Stadium renovations over a new Rays ballpark.

Haley is the only major candidate left facing former President Donald Trump. Even though she has her best polling numbers in N.H., which votes Tuesday, the rest of the calendar is an uphill battle.

In Cleveland, a public hospital may be succeeding at the seemingly impossible: saving money while making patients healthier. It's doing so by giving patients personalized attention.

The Planet Money team explains economic terms that are likely to come up in the Harris-Trump presidential debate, and they invites listeners to play debate bingo at npr.org/bingo.

Each track on The Black Keys singer's new album sparkles like a long-lost AM radio gem.

This November, Floridians will vote yes or no on allowing adults 21 and older to use recreational marijuana.

Juan slipped across the U.S.-Mexico border in the middle of the night nine years ago. Now he's a student in New York. As part of the personal history project Crossing the Boulevard, he explains the challenges he has faced as an illegal immigrant.

The highest increases are in Nassau County in northeast Florida.

President Biden is holding a press conference, his first since announcing he will run for a second term in 2024. It's part of a state visit by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

The recent school shootings in Florida and Maryland have focused attention on the National Rifle Association’s clout in state and federal lobbying...

The 2008 financial crisis and Brexit shrank the UK economy and led to a revolving door of PMs. Analysts say the first-past-the-post parliamentary system is ill-suited to modern, multi-party politics.

In his new Netflix special, comedian Sheng Wang elevates mundane moments - like picking a toothbrush - into punchlines. NPR's Emily Feng talks to the comedian about where he finds joy.

There are more federal tax cuts in the works for people who adopt children. Birth mothers say they also want financial support so they don't have to place their infants up for adoption.

NPR's Noel King talks to Keith Alexander, former director of the National Security Agency, about the risk of cyberattacks on the country's infrastructure, following the Colonial Pipeline shutdown.

The mayor of Denver, Colorado says he doesn't want to jump on the bandwagon of cities renaming their sports stadiums after corporate sponsors. AT&T Broadband, Janus Capital Corporation and Invesco have all expressed interest in paying to have their names on the new home field for the Denver Broncos football team. Noah Adams talks with Mayor Wellington Webb about why he wants to keep the name "Mile High Stadium," despite the possible benefits to taxpayers from a corporate name.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Democratic and Republican communications strategists Anita Dunn and Beth Myers about proposals to change the way we organize presidential debates.

Our view of the constellations has changed since they were first mapped thousands of years ago. That new perspective could also mess with your astrological horoscope in the new year.

Account of Trump's call with Ukraine's president released. Acting director of national intelligence is on Capitol Hill. Letter undercuts Trump's assertion on delaying aid to Ukraine over corruption.