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The hefty rodent was stuck in a sewer manhole. It took a team of firefighters to free the poor critter. One member of the rescue team said, "Even animals that are hated by many deserve respect."

As the war in Gaza nears the two-year mark, Hamas, Israel and the U.S. will meet in Egypt Monday to work toward finalizing a ceasefire deal.

A new Yiddish language production of the musical is currently running off-Broadway. Steven Skybell, who plays Tevye, and Joel Grey, who directs the show, explain why the play still resonates.

Before the pandemic, the Janelia Research Campus was a hive of collaboration. Now, as researchers return to their offices and labs, they're eager to restore the connections lost this past year.

Google "rash" online, and you'll mostly turn up photos of inflamed bumps on white skin. That's not so helpful for people of color, says a mom who's pushing for a more realistic diversity of images.

States are considering a record number of anti-transgender bills, including many that prohibit gender-affirming medical care for trans youth. Alabama's bill would make providing such care a felony.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with author Brandon Taylor about his debut novel Real Life, inspired by his own experience as a black, queer student in a graduate science program.

Warren supports mandatory "Medicare for All" that would eliminate private insurance. But there's a perception among some supporters that she's willing to compromise on the issue.

Jagmeet Singh was kicked out of proceedings for the day after making the accusation Wedneday. Singh was pushing for a motion to acknowledge systemic racism in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

Dan Diamond, who covers the Dept. of Health and Human Services for Politico, says the number of HHS leaders who previously worked in the anti-abortion and anti-LGBT movement is "unusual and notable."

In her new memoir, author and journalist Beth Macy returns to her hometown of Urbana, Ohio to learn how it changed from a stable working- and middle-class community to a town struggling with poverty.

Berkeley is trying to put municipal bonds on the blockchain. You probably have heard of Bitcoin — the volatile digital-only currency that started in 2017…