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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Colin O'Brady, the first person to trek across Antarctica completely unassisted.

There are plenty of factors in life that contribute to happiness. But could keeping in touch with your loved ones be the most important?

Sarah Kuhn's new novel, about a Japanese American girl wrestling with her identity and her place in the world during a visit to Japan, is at once universally relatable and specifically Asian American.

Dear Mr. President, I am a general dentist practicing in Tipp City, Ohio, for over 40 years. The current dental Medicaid system became so dysfunctional...

Candidates on the campaign trail have blasted NAFTA and the TPP. But the rhetoric has been wrong, says an MIT economist, noting it's trade with China that's done a number on U.S. manufacturing jobs.

A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed over 1,000 people near the epicenter in Myanmar. In neighboring Thailand, several were killed when a high-rise tower collapsed.

A year after Baltimore erupted in violence over the death of Freddie Gray, Dr. Leana Wen, the city's health commissioner, talks about progress and setbacks in dealing with issues the unrest exposed.

When my sister and I asked about the wedding, she said she only invited her sister and brother-in-law to be witnesses. This absolutely floored us and left us feeling abandoned and shocked.

On Late Night Feelings, Mark Ronson tapped into the melancholy side of disco, pop and country for what he calls "sad bangers." The super-producer spoke with NPR's Audie Cornish about making the album.

The Metropolitan's Opera's new production of Lulu, by Alban Berg will be shown live from New York in movie theaters world-wide, as part of the Met's Live…