Last month, we asked NPR readers what poetry means to them. We received nearly 500 responses, from lifelong poetry fans to ...

The bill which was previously passed in the House in 2019 and 2022 but blocked in the Senate, aims to end race-based hair ...

Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get from the U.S. government.

Siblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know what's up with that.

Hicks was a communications director for the Trump White House and prosecutors questioned her on her knowledge of the deals made during his first presidential run.

Hicks was a communications director for the Trump White House and prosecutors questioned her on her knowledge of the deals made during his first presidential run.

For decades, nonprofits, health insurers and hospitals have been trying to solve the problem of the people who need the emergency room again and again. Here are some of the lessons they've learned.

Hicks was a communications director for the Trump White House and prosecutors questioned her on her knowledge of the deals made during his first presidential run.

Hope Hicks was a communications director for the Trump White House and prosecutors may question her on her knowledge of the deals made during his first presidential run.

The bird flu that's now spreading among cows doesn't yet appear to pose an imminent threat to most people. Scientists say the virus would need to mutate significantly to be able to transmit easily ...

What a new bridge over Baltimore's Patapsco River will look like is still very much a matter of speculation. But one design stands out.

Dozens of cities and counties around the U.S. have been trying to tackle poverty by giving people no-strings cash aid, an idea that gained traction after the success of stimulus checks and other ...