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Drowning is the number one cause of death for children ages 1-4 in the United States. NPR's Life Kit has water safety tips to keep young swimmers safe this summer.

Bay Area commuters received an unexpected gift this morning as an outage in the Clipper Card system gave them free rides on trains, buses and ferries.

Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart has died at the age of 90, following a heart attack last month. The Pentecostal preacher had an audience of millions before a sex scandal in the late 1980s.

Ahead of the July 4 holiday, a new poll from NPR/PBS News/Marist sheds light on how people are feeling about the state of democracy, the political parties and the job President Trump is doing.

New research shows that certain bacteria in the microbiome soak up "forever chemicals," or PFAS. The findings raise the possibility that probiotics could help remove some PFAS from our bodies.

When a disabled young woman moved out of a hospital to her own apartment, the Trump administration celebrated — even though it's ending the federal program that made it possible.

President Trump toured a deportation facility in the middle of the Florida Everglades as the Senate passed the megabill.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Michael Ricci, who's worked with multiple congressional Republicans and is now a professor at Georgetown University, about the bill's prospects in the House.

Under the Great Plains, there's an aquifer powering the region's agriculture system. But it's running out of water, prompting farmers in middle America to consider more environmentally friendly crops.

Thimerosal has been a target of groups that question vaccine safety. What vaccines still contain the mercury compound, and what would happen if the recommendations against its use become official?

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tamara Yajia about her memoir, Cry for Me, Argentina: My Life as a Failed Child Star and growing up with her unconventional family in the U.S. and Argentina.

After a marathon overnight session capping days of negotiations, Senate Republicans passed their sweeping tax and spending bill.