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Why Did Humans Become The Most Successful Species On Earth?

Historian Yuval Harari explains how human imagination powered the growth and spread of homo sapiens around the world.

Xavier Becerra, President Biden's nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, contended with critics of abortion rights on the first day of his confirmation hearings Tuesday.

'It's a Minefield': Biden's Pick For Health Secretary Faces Abortion Politics

As California's attorney general, Xavier Becerra fought Trump-era restrictions on reproductive health. If confirmed, he'll navigate an even more difficult legal and political landscape.

Tony Horwitz, seen hitchhiking in Australia in 1986, wrote about the experience later in his book <em>One for the Road: Hitchhiking Through the Australian Outback</em>. Horwitz, who would go on to win the <a href="https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/tony-horwitz">1995 Pulitzer Prize for national reporting,</a> died Monday at the age of 60.

Tony Horwitz, Pulitzer-Winning Journalist And Historian, Dies At 60

Horwitz's publisher says he died of apparent cardiac arrest. A Pulitzer Prize winner for covering the hardships of low-wage workers, the peripatetic writer sought truths obscured by history's cliches.

Roxy Theatre in Medford, Ore., Offers Good Times

The Roxy Theater owners, Gene and Mae Childers, opened for business in 1932 on East Main in Medford, Ore. The modern and luxurious theater had…

Is that sneezing or coughing fit a sign of allergies, a cold, the flu or COVID-19? If you also have a fever — a temperature above 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher — those symptoms probably signal infection and not just allergies acting up. (Wait 30 minutes after eating or drinking to get an accurate measurement.)

Allergies, Colds, Flu And COVID-19: How To Best Prep For Fall's 'Sick Season'

Coughs, sore throats and runny noses are common in fall and winter, and they rarely signal dire disease. But with COVID-19 a threat this year and flu an annual hazard, here's what you need to know.

A gnawed tree on the shore of the Umatilla River is the work of a beaver. Bushes and trees provide food and shelter for these nocturnal rodents.

Bringing Beavers Back To The Beaver State

Oregon tribes are reintroducing a species that creates important habitat for First Foods. But the Beaver State's laws don't work in the animal's favor.

Some voters at Christian City Welcome Center in Union City, Ga., endured a five-hour wait during the state's June primary.

Why Do Nonwhite Georgia Voters Have To Wait In Line For Hours? Too Few Polling Places

The state's voter rolls have grown by nearly 2 million since the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013, but polling locations have been cut by almost 10%.

As It Was: Helicopter Logging Takes Flight in 1970’s

In Southern Oregon, the sound of a helicopter often heralds another season of logging in the Cascades and Siskiyous. Before the 1970’s, logging in the…

Native Health Workers Are Among The First In California To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived at several California hospitals this week, where it was given to frontline health care workers. A parallel roll-out is occurring at several of California’s tribal clinics, with many more expected to receive the Moderna vaccine for their health workers in the coming weeks

White flags planted by volunteers visualize lives lost in the U.S. to COVID-19 as part of an installation by artist Suzanne Firstenberg in Washington, D.C. The death toll has now reached 300,000.

How Do We Grieve 300,000 Lives Lost?

Eleven months into the COVID-19 crisis, an unimaginable death toll has been reached. NPR spoke to doctors, nurses and the bereaved about how they face loss every day.

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