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A new study finds that hotter nights caused by human-driven climate change are eating away at hours of sleep every year.

Three men in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma are scheduled for lethal injection Thursday in a rare convergence of executions on the same day in the U.S.

The great Dolly Parton died earlier this week and tributes have poured in from across the country. Fans are mourning the loss of a country music icon who not only changed the musical landscape but gave back to communities with her Imagination Library program and donations to develop the Moderna COVID vaccine.

Kids squirm in their classroom seats at Tallmadge Elementary School in Lancaster. Ally Konkler, a 5th grader here, is part of a new generation that has…

Robert Siegel talks to Mustafa Nayyem, who is in Washington, D.C., to receive the Wilson Center Ion Ratiu Award for his reform work in Ukraine.

A man arrested in a 12-year-old murder mystery appeared before Municipal Court Judge Scott Van DerKarr this morning.35-year-old Jonathan Gravely is…

Medical research has shown that palliative care can improve quality of life and extend life for patients with serious illness, but insurance coverage for…

For the second time in a month, Senate Democrats block the confirmation of John Bolton to become U.N. ambassador and are urging President Bush to consider another candidate. The president left open the possibility that he'd bypass the Senate and appoint Bolton during the July Fourth congressional recess.

Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) calls for a congressional investigation into why the Federal Emergency Management Agency spent $29 million of funds meant for hurricane relief in the Miami area, even though that region experienced conditions akin to a thunderstorm. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) urges the deployment of more troops to help in rebuilding and securing Iraq. Lieberman, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has staunchly supported the Iraq war. President George Bush said Sunday that military commanders in Iraq will have the support they require. Hear NPR's Cheryl Corley and Lieberman.