The latest 12-month report from the CDC showed 1,400 more deaths in January of this year compared with the year prior. This ...

Back in March, we announced our 10 finalist entries, and last month, we shared the lovely story of Jo Strogatz, grand prize ...

TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of "Worst Cooks in America," has died.

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The highly anticipated text from the Senate is out — and it's already causing concern from GOP stakeholders in both chambers.

Jason Reynolds writes young adult books that don't talk down to kids. His newest audio-only book is called Soundtrack. He talks with Rachel Martin about writing and the value of being a crier.

Charleston, S.C., reflects on 10 years since a racially motivated attack on the historic Emanuel AME church. A white supremacist killed 9 Black worshippers in 2015 in hopes of starting a race war.

South Korea's new president's first move toward easing tensions with North Korea: switch off loudspeakers blaring propaganda and K-pop tunes over the border.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with CeCe Winans, the best-selling female gospel artist in history, about her Tiny Desk performance and Black Music Month.

A U.S. federal court judge in Boston has ordered the restoration of the grants issued by the National Institutes of Health that had been canceled by the Trump administration.

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Panic and confusion gripped Iran's capital, Tehran, as Israel warned civilians to evacuate or face more potential strikes as conflict between the two countries spilled into its fifth day.