Scientists have developed an artificial hearing system that harnesses the brain's ability to amplify certain sounds while suppressing others. It could lead to better hearing aids.

President Trump's visit to China highlights the lock China has on critical and strategic minerals. A big federal investment in Montana mining aims to turn that tide.

On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Author Anne Lamott opens up about how she had to unlearn what others thought of her.

A Boston hospital fights staff burnout and boosts patient morale with forest bathing — getting people outside for some time in nature.

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<>NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.

A growing number of homeless New Yorkers are finding themselves in court after police caught them taking up more than one seat on public transit or lying on the floor of a station in recent months.

President Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing with a trade truce and the Iran war on the agenda.