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The Wobbles In Art World Continue: First Friday Arts For May

Report Examines Funding Problems That Contributed To Pandemic

The Trust for America's Health calls for increased support for public health systems

Exchange Exemplar: Public Health + Politics = 'Dying Of Whiteness'

Political positions can defeat public health measures

Downtown Los Angeles is shrouded in early morning coastal fog and smog. The new climate change plan aims to clean up air pollution and greenhouse gases.

California approves far-reaching strategy for tackling climate change. So what’s next?

Here are six ways that Californians will be affected by the state’s new climate change blueprint.

Frank Thompson served as the Superintendent of Prisons in Oregon from 1994 to 1998. He currently serves on the board of directors of Oregonians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty and Death Penalty Action.

Former head of Oregon prisons wants to witness dismantling of the death chamber

Reacting to Governor Kate Brown’s commutation of all death row sentences, the man who oversaw Oregon’s last two executions– wants to witness the dismantling of the death chamber he built.

Scientists at the National Institute for Standards and Technology are developing ever-smaller and more accurate clocks.

Researchers say time is an illusion. So why are we all obsessed with it?

Even guardians of America's atomic clocks say time doesn't work the way we think it does.

Pfizer's Paxlovid pills are considered the most effective treatment to prevent severe COVID. They're about to be sold in China. But they are reportedly underused in the U.S.

Coronavirus FAQ: Is Paxlovid the best treatment? Is it underused in the U.S.?

The drug is the most effective way to cut the risk of severe disease. It's heading to China now. Yet the drug is underused in some places. Why? And are there options if you're not a good candidate?

Opinion: Remembering Chicago's famed Walking Man

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the life Joseph Kromelis, Chicago's famous "Walking Man", and the harsh conditions that many unhoused people live with every day.

Central Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, where, over a decade ago, a fruit vendor set himself on fire and set off a wave of Arab uprisings.

Tunisians are voting in an election critics say could cement a return to autocracy

In Tunisia, 12 years after the revolution, citizens are still asking, "How do you expect me to make a living?"

Some researchers are now warning of levels of heavy metals in some dark chocolate bars.

Dark chocolate might have health perks, but should you worry about lead in your bar?

Dark chocolate bars tested by Consumer Reports exceeded California's daily maximum allowable dose levels for lead or cadmium. But a toxicologist says eaten in moderation, it's nothing to worry about.

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