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Health insurers would be required to cover all recommended over-the-counter contraception products, such as birth control and condoms, without a prescription and at no cost, for those with insurance.

The Olympic Games almost always comes with a substantial financial burden for a host city. But are cost-benefit analysts too simplistic for how we evaluate their impact?

There is currently no federal heat law, but states have been passing protections as workers toil in extreme temperatures.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the shows Mrs. Davis and Disaster Autopsy and the card game Cockroach Poker.

While winter storms caused major power outages in Nashville, its downtown music scene saw a lot more locals who took up hotel rooms usually occupied by tourists.

Amid the partial government shutdown, we hear from House Minority Whip Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., about funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

A textile company in Southern China has reset the Guinness World Record for the largest pair of jeans. The pants are over 250 feet long.

U.S. authorities arrested a 72-year-old Syrian man at the Los Angeles airport -- in a case that activists hope will be a turning point for victims of Syria's ruling regime.

Harris made her case in an interview on Fox news, which followed a visit to Bucks County, Pa., where she gave a speech while flanked by dozens of Republicans who've endorsed her.

The rich and famous can move audiences, but can they move the polls? One of the first big stars to stump for a presidential candidate was Al Jolson who endorsed Warren Harding for president in 1920.

Heat-related deaths in the U.S. have more than doubled in the last 20 years according to a new analysis. At the same time, human-caused climate change has made heat more dangerous.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., about controversy surrounding some conservative lawmakers pushing to amend policies from the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act.