Search results for

Shaka Senghor served 19 years in prison for killing a man in Detroit. He racked up dozens of disciplinary violations behind bars. But he says reading, writing and mentors helped him change.

Despite the rollout of the Affordable Care Act, Texas still has 6 million uninsured people, low Medicaid reimbursement rates and narrow choices of doctors and hospitals for many who are insured.

Research from the Dartmouth Atlas Project identifies care that older people receive that doesn't match clinical guidelines or, often, patients' own preferences.

Besides being hit hard by the pandemic health-wise, a poll by NPR and other organizations finds that the coronavirus has taken a bigger financial toll on minority communities.

Pharmaceutical companies are scrambling to develop an effective COVID-19 vaccine and receive FDA approval. In the meantime, states are finalizing plans...

Lawyers for Rickia Young, 28, and her son said she was battered, separated from the child for hours, and kept in handcuffs while being treated at a hospital. No charges have been filed against her.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi about prospects for a pandemic relief package passing after the election and the agenda Democrats might pursue in the next Congress.

Alice Randall's innovative new novel chronicles the history of Black Detroit beyond Motown, and features a cast of real life artists, doctors, sports figures, activists and movers and shakers.

Forecasters warned that the storm will bring a "life-threatening storm surge" and "devastating winds" when it reaches the archipelago, before continuing toward the southeastern U.S.

Scandal-plagued EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has resigned from his post, leaving many environmental regulatory rollbacks at the agency up in the air.