The philanthropist is spending $1 billion — and leveraging her ever-growing celebrity — to call more attention to the ...

The National Hurricane Center predicts the storm surge can get as high as 15 feet in some places, and rainfall totals could ...

When Mary Ann Roser and her husband moved to Asheville four months ago they introduced themselves to neighbors as “climate ...

Richard Glossip has had nine execution dates set over the years. He's eaten his last meal three times. He was tried twice and ...

People who are in jail and haven't been convicted of a crime — and even many who have been convicted — retain their right to ...

Researchers found that Hurricane Helene was stronger, rainier, and significantly more likely because of climate change. The U ...

After a federal judge ruled in August that Google is illegally monopolizing the search engine market, the Department of ...

Only one-in-four employers cover in vitro fertilization in health insurance, according to KFF's annual survey. The costs of IVF have become a hot topic in the presidential race.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Joseph Kahn, executive editor of "The New York Times," about the 2024 presidential race.

Celebrated gospel and soul singer Cissy Houston, who belonged to an extraordinary family of musicians, has died at age 91. She was the mother of pop superstar Whitney Houston.

Many states that restricted abortion promised some people would be able to get abortions in certain circumstances, such as pregnancy resulting from rape. How often are exceptions for rape granted?

Election workers faced an unprecedented wave of threats in the last presidential election. What are poll workers and election clerks in the swing state of Michigan doing to keep voting secure?