September, Fiji's government declared a national emergency because of a startling rise in HIV infections. The country's ...

The battle over AI's promise and perils is not a clash between two opposing sides, but a debate among a range of competing ...

Some states deliver meals to Medicaid patients that address their dietary needs. Evidence shows it aids recovery and saves ...

In the 1950s and 1960s, doctors gave the drug thalidomide to pregnant patients without telling them — and without FDA ...

Thousands are without power on the U.S. East Coast, while roads are flooding in some coastal New Jersey communities.

Pope Leo XIV has warned that a "paradise of machines" could undermine humanity. He raises concerns about artificial ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Min Jin Lee about her new novel, "American Hagwon." It explores the prized role of education in Korean culture (hagwons are rigorous tutoring centers).

You never know what you'll unearth in a thrift store. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Olivia Haysman-Walker about the discovery of a rare first edition of a classic American novel in a London bookstore.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with journalist Robert Kolker about his new book, "The Vanishing Family." It's about a family with a high risk of frontotemporal dementia due to a genetic mutation.

The North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund has awarded Foster-Tyson Park $235,175. It was identified as an ideal site ...

Residents made at least 15 calls to the Water Resources Department on Thursday about a change in taste. Director Mike ...

Marlon James' new novel chronicles the events surrounding a vicious anti-gay attack in Jamaica in the late 1980s. Shortlisted ...