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The World Health Organization gathered data from 139 countries for its first-ever report on how to prevent drowning.

For better or — mostly — worse, Hollywood has helped shape the public's image of the health insurance industry in films ranging from John Grisham's The Rainmaker to the Oscar-winning As Good as It Gets.

The FBI and NYPD offered up to $60,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the UnitedHealthcare shooting suspect. But cashing in on the reward is a complicated process.

A spokesperson said Pelosi was "admitted to the hospital for evaluation."

With a ceasefire in place, Hezbollah wants to rebuild Lebanon. But its supply chains across Syria have been weakened by Israeli airstrikes, rebel fighting and the ouster of its ally Bashar al-Assad.

Why universities are advising international students to return before Inauguration Day. And, the last NPR news quiz of the year.

Researcher Kari Leibowitz traveled to places with some of the harshest winters on Earth to understand how people thrive in the cold and dark. Her findings may inspire you to find comfort and joy in the season.

RaMell Ross' adaptation of Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is an ambitious, immersive experience.

The gene-editing technique is effective for treating some illnesses but it's been too expensive to consider it for rare conditions. A new approach in the works could make it more widely available.

Russia launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine on Friday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described it as one of the heaviest bombardments of the country's energy sector since Russia's full-scale invasion.

Research shows K-12 students in different states spend wildly different amounts of time in school, and suggests the nation's schools could be much better about using the learning time they do have.

In this week's StoryCorps, a father and son talk about sources of love in their lives.