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US customers started deluging Mexican border pharmacies after Texas passed an anti-abortion law last fall. A two-pill combination costs about $400 and does not require a doctor's prescription.

Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. is pulling its arthritis drug Vioxx from the market after a government study confirmed long-standing concerns that it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke. NPR's Richard Knox reports.

The victory may be propelled by what is seen as a wave of sympathy votes in a country still reeling from the shock of the former prime minister's assassination.

The proposal brought immediate backlash from environmentalists who accused Biden of betraying the climate cause, while oil industry officials said it would do little to counter high energy prices.

Emmy award-winning actor and comedian Leslie Jordan's popularity has reached new heights during the pandemic, now marked with the release of his new gospel music album, Company's Comin'.

The White House asked for more money from Congress to keep its COVID response going. But that hasn't happened, so some things need to be wound down.

Health experts told NPR that long-term exposure to trauma and stress — like that of the war in Ukraine — can impact a person's sleep, memory, mood and physical appearance.

A new wave of violent protests erupts over Danish cartoons of the prophet Muhammad. In Nigeria Saturday, Muslims attacked Christian churches amid riots that left at least 15 people dead. Friday, protests claimed lives in Libya and Pakistan. Pakistani journalist and scholar Ahmed Rashid offers his insights to Debbie Elliott.

A gunman killed a 52-year-old man and wounded five others in an attack at a Southern California church on Sunday, authorities said.

Thomas Lane pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in George Floyd's killing. The state is recommending a sentence of three years in prison.