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For the first time, scientists successfully use gene therapy to regenerate hair cells in the inner ear and restore hearing in deaf guinea pigs. The results suggest it may someday be possible to use a similar approach to treat deafness in humans.

After the snowstorm this weekend dumped snow across large parts of the country, a key debate is raging on the streets: Can you save a public parking spot after you've dug your car out of it?

On the anniversary of the midair collision near Washington, D.C., families of the victims are still working for laws to prevent future disasters. And they say they're ready for a long fight.

The topic of death and dying is seen as taboo for many, only talked about at funerals and hospitals. But a Cleveland group is looking to dispel the fear with events that are all about death.

"We've got to take a deep breath," says one health official about the rapid timeline pushed by the CDC. "It is very clear that we need to lean forward to prepare to deliver the vaccine."

The state, which has one of the higher suicide rates in the U.S., hopes the law will combat stigma around mental illness. Four teen activists encourage others to "admit when they're struggling."

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former Department of Homeland Security official Juliette Kayyem about chaos at U.S. airports as Americans scramble to return home as the coronavirus worsens.

New research shows how official figures understate the U.S. pandemic: On any given day the number of infected people who are actively contagious is ten times that day's tally of new reported cases.

East Palestine residents and residents of other areas impacted by petrochemical pollution installed a monument to mark the one year anniversary of the train derailment.

Scholars say Trump’s false claim that Harris “turned Black” isn't a new racial conspiracy theory.