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Summer may be waning, but river boating and other recreational activities are still going strong. But officials want people to be careful, especially in...

The nation's poison control centers saw a 245% jump in reported exposure cases from July to August as more people take the anti-parasite drug that some falsely claim treats COVID-19.

It's clear the next couple of months won't be the "life as usual" we all hoped for. Here are ways to reframe, breathe deep and manage the stress of yet another COVID surge.

In 1903, the Little Nanny ship was in service transporting goods between Eureka and Klamath, Calif., when a couple of unusual passengers were brought…

A 2015 multimedia project provided a window into the hopes and dreams of kids in a Kabul school. Six years later, their interviews are both eerie and perhaps a reason not to despair.

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on this week's indictments in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain. He had committed no crime, but police used a carotid hold on him and paramedics injected him with a sedative.

A government agency protects 1,500 journalists and human rights activists, but it is strapped for resources and its record is mixed.

The acronym SNYP makes a bit more sense when you find it stands for Spay/Neuter Your Pet. It's been giving out inexpensive vouchers for people to get…

If you've ever been to an eye doctor and got quizzed about the kind of coating you'd like on your glasses, you've got the beginning of an understanding of…

We go to the doctor because we want to know what's wrong with us, and get it fixed. The doctor can usually figure it out... unless she can't. MDs and…