Daniel Okrent, author of The Guarded Gate, draws a parallel between the eugenics movement, which helped shape U.S. immigration in the early 20th century, and President Trump’s hard-line stance today.

A study looked at who gets prescriptions for buprenorphine, and found that white patients are almost 35 times as likely to get the lifesaving addiction treatment than African Americans.

Old habits die hard for some listeners who have reacted to the new ‘Morning Edition’ theme music.

Treatment with genetically altered bacteriophages — viruses that attack bacteria — may have halted a patient’s near-fatal infection, hinting at new ways to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

The conventional wisdom is that city life makes you fat and rural life keeps you trim. A new study looks at the numbers to see if that holds true.

Writer Casey Cep’s book delivers a gripping, incredibly well-written portrait not only of Harper Lee, but also of mid-20th century Alabama — and a still-unanswered set of crimes.

A handful of news websites are struggling to change the narrative from the dominating, pro-government media conglomerate one analyst calls a “centralized propaganda machine.”

The assertion came as the House Judiciary Committee debated whether to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress.

U.S. military officials say that after a second summit failed in February, their North Korean counterparts have stopped communicating.

President Hassan Rouhani announced that Tehran will start keeping larger amounts of enriched uranium and heavy water. Iran’s economy has been damaged by the return of U.S. sanctions.

Like David McCullough’s other books, this one succeeds because of the author’s strength as a storyteller; it reads like a novel and is packed with information drawn from painstaking research.

An Oregon company plans a new kind of nuclear power plant that many consider the future of the industry. It’s smaller and cheaper and could work well with renewable energy.

Six months ago, California’s deadliest wildfire almost completely destroyed the town of Paradise. Survivors are still struggling to find places to live in a region with a chronic housing shortage.

The president is holding a rally in Florida on Wednesday, as the 2020 campaign accelerates. Officials in the region are not happy that funding to help rebuild after Hurricane Michael has been held up.

A Ninth Circuit panel overturned a lower court’s injunction on the administration’s policy requiring asylum-seekers to remain in Mexico as they await court proceedings in the U.S.

Officials say one student was killed and eight were injured in a shooting at a STEM school in Highlands Ranch, Colo., a suburb of Denver. Two suspects are in custody.

Under pressure from Florida lawmakers, the Trump administration is taking steps to protect domestic tomato growers from Mexican competition.

The ancient disease is still around — and killed a couple in Mongolia just this month. Here’s a look at the history — and persistence — of the plague.

The secretary of state met with Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi. In recent days, the Trump administration has been warning of threats to U.S. forces in the region by Iran.

Most New York City residents oppose a plan to charge a fee to drivers who enter the crowded city center. But studies show that once such charges are in place, public opinion shifts in favor.

Many studies show that women are less willing to take risks than men are. But new research, on girls from a community in China run by women, offers insights into what leads to more risk taking.

“Open up the case, period,” Bland’s sister, Shante Needham, said after seeing a video that Bland made with her cellphone, recording the traffic stop that put her in jail and led to her death.

An average of four women are killed by their partners every day in America. Crisis center CEO Suzanne Dubus and writer Rachel Louise Snyder talk about how to help women leave abusive relationships.

Nevins, 80, has some 1,500 credits to her name, and is best known for running HBO’s prestigious documentary division. “At my age, most people would think that I would be out to pasture,” she says.

Michael Lang, one of the founders of the original Woodstock and the promoter behind the tentative 2019 event, accused his former investor, Dentsu Aegis Network, of taking the money improperly.

Pat Cipollone, the current White House counsel, says the documents “remain legally protected from disclosure under longstanding constitutional principles.”

The comic and actor, known for his boundary-pushing stand-up routines and his sketch comedy TV series Chappelle’s Show, will receive the award in a gala at the Kennedy Center.

The legislation bans abortions as soon as a heartbeat can be detected, which typically occurs about six weeks into a pregnancy. The controversial law is expected to trigger a lengthy legal battle.

“I’ve learned what I should and what I shouldn’t do,” a detainee tells NPR during a Chinese government-led media tour in Xinjiang. Hundreds of thousands of Muslims are being held in internment camps.

The state’s legislative leaders say the blending of public and private interests that is common among lawmakers of all ranks is a strength, not a weakness.

Behenna was convicted of unpremeditated murder in a combat zone. But his claim of self-defense and a request for clemency drew support from high-profile corners of Oklahoma.

Denver could be the first place to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms if voters pass a ballot measure today. Supporters point to research finding therapeutic effects from fungi containing psilocybin.

The IRS says it is reviewing concerns about its Free File program after ProPublica reporting found that tax-prep companies made it difficult to find the program.

For decades, the government stood between the Unangan people and the fur seals they subsist on. But as the seal population declines, the proposed revisions now face opposition from the Humane Society.