The Trump administration has cut or significantly scaled back federal food assistance, including to programs that tribes have ...

Thousands of people lost coverage over as little as $8 in delinquent payments. They didn't know their zero-dollar premiums ...

New research shows that Earth's oceans are warming quickly. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with oceanographer Brad deYoung about the record-breaking rise in marine temperatures.

With wildfires burning across many Western states, wildland firefighters gathered Sunday to pay tribute to three of their own ...

Memphis police say National Guard troops fired their weapons in the early morning hours of July 5, killing a man who was ...

Women make up a miniscule 3% of construction workers in Kenya. But a nonprofit group is offering them a way to get into the ...

One of the birthplaces of American music is Congo Square in New Orleans, where enslaved people gathered to sing, dance, drum, and preserve their traditions.

Spread by parasitic worms that can infect via a splash of water, schistosomiasis causes debilitating symptoms. It hits kids ...

Part of the shortage stems from the fact that many tailors are aging out of the workforce, with no one to replace them. Daisy ...

One major factor is that the population is aging — and therefore retiring out of the workforce. Another factor is the ...

"I could not believe in the first instance that any human would suspend assistance, particularly life-saving assistance, without taking into account the human consequences or trying to do so in a ...

Conserving electricity at key hours not only reduces strain on the grid -- it's good for your wallet and the planet, too ...