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India recently published a survey to 'standardize' the Indian body sizes, so its manufacturers don't have to use the U.S. and E.U. sizes for a billion people. But is there a 'standard' Indian body?

It’s been 30 years since the Spice Girls first topped the charts, radiating girl power with their 1996 hit single "Wannabe." Her ninth studio album, “Sweat,” is out May 1.

A brother remembers his sister, Cheryl White, who was the first black female jockey.

WBUR's "The Midnight Rebellion" is a choose-your-own-adventure podcast. Co-creator Dean Russell tells NPR's Rob Schmitz how that works, and why it's a good way for kids to explore the climate crisis.

The National Park Service took down a Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York City, a landmark of the LGBTQ rights movement.

Their experiences — of sudden financial insecurity, months of unemployment, and crippling anxiety — come as the administration seeks to restrict legal migration and boost mass deportation.

In the Apple TV series "Widow's Bay," the mayor of a cursed New England island is trying to boost tourism. NPR's A Martinez speaks with show creator Katie Dippold about the horror-comedy.

A grand jury charged Comey with threatening Trump's life through his since-deleted 2025 post of seashells forming "8647." Trump is the 47th president, and the term "86" has a few possible meanings.

New Yorker writer Elizabeth Kolbert says EPA chief Lee Zeldin has rescinded regulations, cut or eliminated departments and terminated the jobs of many scientists. Trump calls Zeldin "our secret weapon."

A new audit by the Oakland City Auditor's Office found that high waste disposal costs, gaps in enforcement and limited access to legal dumping options are contributing to the city's persistent illegal dumping problem.

Pope Leo reiterated the Catholic Church's teaching that the death penalty is "inadmissible," in a video message released hours after the Justice Department said it would allow firing squads for federal executions.

NPR's A Martinez asks former Homeland Security official Juliette Kayyem about security needs and constraints when protecting President Trump during an event like Saturday's dinner.