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During the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, open-air pits were used to incinerate refuse including plastics and human waste. Now, U.S. veterans are claiming these burn pits caused chronic ailments.

Residents of Flint, Mich., are still in danger of being poisoned by lead in their drinking water, even though the water supply was changed. Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha speaks with NPR's Michel Martin.

A man and a woman, wearing "assault-style clothing" were killed in a shootout with police, says Police Chief Jarrod Burguan. A third person is detained but their connection has been determined yet.

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Chuck Wexler, executive director of the Police Executive Research Forum, about how police departments around the country are trained to respond to active shooting situations.

A decrease in PSA testing came after a controversial recommendation against routine screening. As a result, many fewer cases of the most common cancer to hit men are being diagnosed, research finds.

The bees that pollinate crops are on the brink of collapse. One big reason why: a virus-carrying mite. Now, researchers think a rare fungi could boost bees' immune system and attack the mite itself.

Black men from across the country gathered for the Million Man March in Washington D.C., 20 years ago. Led by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, the march was billed as a day of atonement. Farrakhan and others plan to rally in Washington, D.C, again this Saturday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the March and to renew a call for justice.

There’s a new queen of the Queen City, and her name is “Carol.” The Cate Blanchett-Rooney Mara film, shot here last year, lived up to all of its pre...

The Drinkable Book has water filters in each page. Tear out a page, pour dirty water over it and bacteria will be killed. But is this the best way to clean up the developing world's water supply?

Retired Lt. Col. Kris Roberts says decades ago, he was ordered to dig up dozens of unmarked barrels at a base in Japan, and not report that he'd found them. He believes he handled Agent Orange.