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When you live up where the air is thin and the sun is closer, cataracts can be much more common. So the people who live in Nepal are prone to blindness…

We knew Peter Sage was an institution, but that only scratched the surface. The longtime friend and contributor to JPR can trace family on his farm along…

More than 4 million homes face substantial risk of expensive flood damage, a research organization says. Communities where flood insurance is already unaffordable face potentially catastrophic damage.

Eight Illinois Valley women organized the Friday Afternoon Garden Club in 1927, changing the name later to the Illinois Valley Garden Club.They took their…

Brandy Monk-Payton, a media and Black cultural studies scholar at Fordham University, talks with All Things Considered host Michel Martin about the ABC franchise and its record on race.

Violence and discrimination against Asian Americans is on the rise across the country, and in the Pacific Northwest.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the plan on Friday as part of an effort to accelerate in-person learning across the state.

The former Supreme Court nominee will face the Senate this week as President Biden's pick to lead the Justice Department. If confirmed, he'll inherit a department reeling from political scandals.

"There isn't a lot of space for dreaming in an oppressive world," says Leroy, "so I use photography as a tool to create a space where I can freely navigate the various facets of my life."

Winter just hasn't measured up in precipitation so far, raising drought concerns in both states. California, which grows so much of the country's food,…