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NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Mayowa Aina, host of the KNKX podcast The Walk Home, about the police killing of an unarmed Black man, Manuel Ellis. The police officers are now on trial.

Smith rarely speaks with reporters about surviving a lethal injection execution in 2022. But he talked with NPR about Alabama's plans to try again, this time with a new method: nitrogen gas.

It's pretty amazing: bones from thousands of years ago yielded traces of malaria parasites. Disease historians are surprised by what they've learned.

By 1974, Steely Dan's two albums had helped established the band as a viable business proposition. With Pretzel Logic, they began a quest for studio perfectionism that would last for decades to come.

Congress is supposed to pass the yearly government funding laws by September. Why is the House stuck renewing a 2022 spending plan, and what will Speaker Johnson do about it this time?

People leaving jail or prison are at extremely high risk of hospitalization and death, and policymakers from deep blue California to solidly red Utah think bringing Medicaid behind bars could help.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Council on Foreign Relations' Will Freeman about the state of Ecuador after the assassination of a leading presidential candidate.

After years of delays, Boeing Starliner finally launched humans for the first time Wednesday carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station.

Bloomberg News reporter Emma Court explains how these so-called "miracle drugs" work, and discusses side effects, long-term impacts, and what it all means for the body positivity movement.

The University of California will not allow the hiring of undocumented students for jobs on its campuses, disappointing students who pushed for the right to be employed without legal status.

A small city in Texas is calling on people named Kyle to help break the Guinness World Record for the largest same-name gathering. Calling all Kyles to the annual Kyle fest in Kyle, Texas!

The rooftop solar business is a big source of consumer complaints. The industry is working to repair its reputation. Here’s how you can protect yourself.