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In veiled conversations, some doctors may explain to dying patients how to hasten death. But overwhelmed families are left with profound questions and the feeling that no one can answer them.

Avian influenza is ravaging poultry flocks across the Upper Midwest. The virus is "doing things we've never seen it do before," and understanding about transmission is very limited, a scientist says.

China is rolling out an ambitious soccer program. President Xi Jinping is reported to be a big fan who wants China to win a World Cup. Critics say there's too much emphasis on quick results.

Ophthalmologists and cornea specialists have raised concerns about the lenses, citing studies and their own experiences treating children and teens who developed eye infections after wearing them.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont about the ongoing government shutdown.

A gravely ill man arrives at the hospital, alone and unconscious, with a tattoo across his chest: "Do Not Resuscitate." It sparks deep conversation about end-of-life care in America.

The government has shut down after failed talks in Congress to reinstall funding. We look at what happens next.

For the second annual Women's March, national organizers are trying to harness the momentum of the last year into progressive voter power. Marches and rallies are happening all across the country.

Immigration agents arrested 21 people on suspicion of being in the country illegally. They promised more raids to go after employers who hire unauthorized immigrants.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have been working all weekend to find a funding plan that will restart the federal government. Most recently, a bipartisan group of Senators met behind closed doors.