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What's an often overlooked killer in the world of global health? Why is heart disease both rising and falling? How did the Model T solve a health problem?

The journalists were convicted for violating a state secrets act. They were investigating violence against Myanmar's Rohingya. Reuters' editor-in-chief called it a sad day for press everywhere.

President Trump said he won't sign a joint statement with America's G-7 allies, calling Canada's prime minister "Very dishonest & weak." Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Peter Armstrong of the CBC.

The U.S. and Iran have a long history of tensions, including a CIA-led campaign to topple Iran's prime minister in 1953 and the taking of American hostages in 1979.

It's going to be a nasty post-Labor Day sprint to Election Day, as both parties argue that the soul of America is at stake. For Republicans, it's all about trying to stick the culture war to Biden.

Up to $37 billion of that money will go toward the South Asian nation's electricity grid. But as NPR's Philip Reeves reports the challenge now is to make the projects happen.

The early history of New England is filled with stories about the interactions that took place between the native peoples who were the original...

Former first lady Michelle Obama stole the show as Democrats tried out a glossy, highly produced, made-for-TV special to replace the energy of a live crowd at a convention.

Barry White, the honey-voiced baritone known for his sultry, romantic songs, dies at a hospital in Los Angeles. White, 58, had been in poor health for several years and died while awaiting a kidney transplant. The soul singer became a star during the disco era, but had a resurgence in popularity in recent years. He won two Grammies for his 1999 album, "Staying Power." NPR's Scott Simon has a remembrance.

President Bush on Friday attached a dollar figure to the economic stimulus package he's been talking about this week. He says he'd like to see $150 billion in tax rebates and other measures to keep the economy from slowing any further. But questions remain about who would get the rebates — and who would not.