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Elizabeth Greenwood has spent a lot of time researching the death fraud industry. She says the hardest step for many aspiring fraudsters would be cutting all ties with friends and family.

John Carlos won the bronze for the 200 meter run in the 1968 Olympics. He's remembered for a political gesture he made. Renee Montagne talks to him about whether athletes can influence public opinion.

In the developing world, women who want to space pregnancies can't always obtain birth control. A new insertion device for an IUD, post-childbirth, is being tested with promising results.

Around 80 percent of medical equipment in low-income countries is donated. And most of it doesn't work.

The centerpiece of Copeland's latest album is a song born from the wreckage of the Clotilda — the last known slave ship to smuggle African captives to the United States.

Hundreds of thousands of Ohioans have cast ballots during the early voting period that began Oct. 6 and ends today.

Hulu's comedy series Woke follows Keef Knight, a Black cartoonist set to launch a national comic strip until he's profiled by San Francisco police. It's based on real-life cartoonist Keith Knight.

The 116th Congress has 127 female members — 102 of them in the House. That's far more than the previous record, but it also is far from gender parity.

Even as U.S. authorities investigate Juul for marketing to minors and making unproven safety claims, the company is using those tactics to expand to poorer countries. Case in point: the Philippines.

Washington D.C.'s public schools are rolling out an intervention to help students track their progress towards graduation and provide more information about college and career options.