The explosion in online holiday shopping is resulting in billions of packages needing to be delivered and stressing companies like UPS, FedEx and Amazon like never before.

If the decision of a judge in Texas to invalidate the federal health law holds up, expect broad effects on your health care — from insurance coverage to Medicare payments to pre-existing conditions.

Weinstein’s legal team unsuccessfully attempted to throw out charges of rape and sexual assault. Allegations against Weinstein from a multitude of women boosted the #MeToo movement.

Claas Relotius, who has admitted to faking some of his reporting, had written dozens of articles for Der Spiegel.

The agreement, negotiated over years, represents the first time since Cuba’s revolution that baseball players can sign with U.S. teams without defecting.

The 23-year-old became an Olympic sensation as a teen during the 2012 London games, where she broke a world record and became the first woman to win four gold medals in a single Olympics in any sport.

The Port Orchard twister was extremely rare, especially for December, says the National Weather Service. No serious injuries were reported, but homes and other buildings were affected by the storm.

The amendment stirred controversy on the island. The National Assembly said this week that eliminating a definition of matrimony was “a way of respecting all opinions.”

As efforts to get farmers to stop growing coca in favor of legal crops falter, some farmers feel abandoned. But one man says he’ll stand by them, helping farmers shift to cacao for high-end chocolate.

Police say the woman “attempted to elicit funds … in return for protection from some form [of] potential danger.” The law was scrubbed from Canada’s criminal code last week.

A New England Journal of Medicine study looks at death rates for children in the U.S. and compares them to rates from countries around the world.

Built in 1936, it was one of only a handful of Bay Area projects by the renowned architect Richard Neutra.

Court watchers weren’t shocked when Reed O’Connor, a U.S. district judge in Texas, ruled the Affordable Care Act invalid. Critics say he usually sides with Republicans on ideological cases.

Zimbabwe’s former first lady allegedly beat a model with an extension cord, though for nearly a year she had diplomatic immunity. That shield was dropped, and authorities say they’re back on the case.

An attempt to bring a little Christmas cheer has grown to capture the imagination of the Ohio city.

Biologic drugs, often made with the help of living organisms, are especially lucrative because they have scant competition from biosimilars, drugs akin to generics. It’s a different story in Europe.

U.S. troops have been in Syria since late 2015. The move is a reversal of U.S. policy: Earlier this month, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said troops would stay to stabilize the country.

The U.S. Federal Reserve is raising the benchmark borrowing rate to a range of 2.25 percent to 2.50 percent, a move that would put it at the highest level in a decade.

An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that 52 percent don’t want the country to become more politically correct and are upset there are too many things people can’t say anymore.

As the number of people who inject drugs and share needles has soared, the rate of infection with hep C has climbed, too. Yet many drug treatment patients aren’t tested for the liver-damaging virus.

A key step in running for president: laying out a foreign-policy vision showing he or she can command the military and keep the country safe. Several likely candidates are hard at work on this front.

New research shared exclusively with NPR suggests that Pyongyang is refining its weapons technology through open scientific research. China leads the way in scientific collaboration with North Korea.

The review comes in response to an NPR and Frontline investigation that revealed the failure of government regulators to identify and prevent dangerous conditions.

The Senate voted in favor of legislation that would reduce sentences for some drug crimes and offer training programs for prisoners.

After touring the two border facilities where Jakelin Caal was detained before she died, the congressional delegation called for better medical facilities and trained personnel at ports of entry.

The judges acknowledged that the complaints are “serious” but noted there is no existing authority for lower court judges to hold Supreme Court justices accountable.

The criminal and civil cases related to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are just beginning — and they raise a number of thorny questions about who is responsible for a tragedy.

In the Florida Keys, a US citizen is suing the Sheriff’s office for detaining him on behalf of federal immigration authorities, who mistakenly identified him as a criminal alien.

In a surprise policy change, the Department of Health and Human Services plans to speed the vetting of sponsors so that more migrant children can be released from custody.

The 600-foot long ship was stranded just a few hundred feet from shore. Curious onlookers gathered onshore to watch rescue operations near the English city of Falmouth.

Every year, Reporters Without Borders investigates how many journalists were killed, imprisoned or held hostage. In 2018, the group saw an increase in every category.

As sales of plant-based substitutes like almond milk rise and cow milk sales decline, the meat industry sees a cautionary tale. With meat alternatives growing, Big Beef takes the fight to regulators.

Accepting the peace prize, Dr. Denis Mukwege called for a global fund to compensate survivors of sexual violence. He’s already laying the groundwork, but challenges loom.

A new poll shows more than half of Britons would support holding another Brexit referendum. Prime Minister Theresa May warned a new vote would “do irreparable damage to the integrity of our politics.”

The judge ordered both sides to file status reports by March 13. He said he has outstanding questions, including how the Russia investigation was impeded and the impact of Flynn’s lies on the inquiry.

Tens of thousands of Venezuelans have fled to the Caribbean country in recent years. Now Trinidad’s government is adopting a harder line toward the newcomers.