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It's over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in much of the Midwest, South and East, and the culprit is hot air trapped under an atmospheric pressure lid that heats it up even further.

Charities and nonprofit agencies are embracing the symbols to communicate about tough topics like global hunger, poverty and disease.

Journalist John Pomfret has written extensively about U.S.-China relations throughout history. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Pomfret about his book, The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom.

NPR economics, science and politics correspondents relay the latest in the response to the coronavirus epidemic in the United States.

Wealth inequality has grown in recent years.

Journalist and author Sam Quinones explores the human toll in his new book, “The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth.

This week on Wellness Wednesday, we round up the latest COVID vaccine news, look at individual dietary choices that can add time to your life and cases of lung cancer in nonsmokers.

This episode originally aired on May 12, 2020.When COVID-19 hit the U.S. in mid-March, college and university campuses across the country were shuttered.…

When COVID-19 hit the U.S. in mid-March, college and university campuses across the country were shuttered. Students quickly left their dormitories and…

With recent hacking issues, some wonder how vulnerable computer systems will be during the U.S. election and what security measures are in place to deal…