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They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate overuse of CT scans is increasing the U.S. cancer burden.

Patients are protesting, bipartisan lawmakers are threatening regulation – and investors are selling their shares.

Years after their son left the U.S. to join ISIS, a Minnesota couple learned they had two young grandsons trapped in a Syrian desert camp. Bringing them home was complicated — and took years.

The U.N. has identified Kabwe, a city of almost 300,000 people in Zambia, as one of the most polluted places on the planet. Who is to blame? And can justice be done?

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the shortlist for its 2025 class of inductees on Wednesday. The shortlist includes groundbreaking Southern rap duo OutKast, Mexican rock band Maná and the recently reunited Britpop group Oasis.

Today is International Left-Handers Day

Maria Pappas is the treasurer of Cook County, Ill., but also is the star of her own unique calendar that has developed a cult following.

Among those fearful of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown are adoptees who grew up thinking they were U.S. citizens — only to find out years later, in adulthood, they're not.

6/5/24 On the Arts' Host David Latulippe's guests are BCCO's Ming Luke; LCCE's Josiah Catalan & Evan Wright; Slavyanka Chorus' Irina Shachneva & Paul Andrews; and Peter Robinson with Carey Perloff.Wednesdays @ 4:00PM PST!

The Senate will vote Friday on a GOP spending bill. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says he will vote to support the bill to avert a government shutdown. Hear the latest developments.

President Trump's efforts to cut the federal workforce by 10% might not save as much money as hoped and could have unintended consequences. NPR explains why.

In the Bay Area’s world of pro-wrestling, Polynesian wrestlers are a small but influential group. And they have a rich history. Today, we meet a wrestler from a Samoan pro-wrestling dynasty.