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California returned the contentious issue of masking to school district officials to decide when Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that the school mask mandate would end March 12.

What started as an art project at a California elementary school has gone viral. The free hotline offers wise advice and encouraging messages from kids to anyone who calls.

Many Polish families are offering temporary lodging for Ukrainians who have fled. Some Poles are fostering Ukrainian children who had been living at a home for orphaned or neglected children.

Autumn rains have arrived, and the streams are up. It's no accident that this is the week Lomakatsi Restoration Project chose for its annual streamside…

There are some diseases and pathogens we just don't expect to be present in our part of the world. Malaria, for example; it's tropical, and so far has…

People with cancer are able to live longer than they used to, thanks to modern treatments. But it's debatable whether we are gaining any ground in the war…

The state's program of free cancer screening and treatment is reducing inequities. Key to its success is robust outreach by patient navigators who connect with those least likely to seek care.

Former Attorney General William Barr spoke with NPR about his new memoir, former President Trump's election lies and why he thinks Trump shouldn't try to return to the White House.

Republicans believe COVID-19 policies largely backed by Democrats are causing a schism among parents of school-age children and that will help the GOP win elections this year up and down the ballot.

Federal prisons saw a significant rise in deaths during the pandemic years, NPR found. Of those who died from COVID-19, nearly all were elderly or had health conditions, and many had tried to get out.