A program in southwest Uganda aims to address extreme poverty by giving people cash and coaching to help them build a sustainable income. But even the most established programs need to keep evolving.

Clocks tick faster on Mars than they do on Earth, in part because Mars experiences less gravitational pull from the Sun. Now scientists have calculated just how much faster -- 477 microseconds, on ...

Hong Kong authorities say they want a transparent investigation into a deadly building fire. They also have been arresting and detaining people who question why the fire was so deadly.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Venezuelan journalist Tony Frangie, who heads the newsletter Venezuela Weekly, about what life on the ground has been like over the past year.

If you've noticed that one drink hits you harder than it used to, you're not alone. It's part of the natural aging process, and it may be your body doing you a favor.

Legal challenges put SAVE borrowers in limbo for months, a time during which they were not required to make payments on their ...

Memos and court records indicate staffing issues, maintenance problems have stretched Coast Guard’s helicopter fleet thin.

President Trump heads to a swing county in Pennsylvania this evening to tell voters who are unhappy about high prices what ...

Paramount has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery after Netflix announced plans to acquire part of the ...

As temperatures rise around the globe, researchers are scrambling to study the impacts on human health. They've linked ...

The Palisades Nuclear Generating Station is nestled between sand dunes on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. It shut down ...

There's been a steep increase in how much Americans pay for health care, despite seeing worse health outcomes than most other developed nations.