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Tuberculosis kills 1.6 million a year — the second deadliest infectious disease after COVID-19. Using immune cells and mRNA technology, scientists in South Africa are working on a new vaccine.

Nancy Pelosi led highly pivotal moments in recent U.S. political history. Here, a look at Pelosi's career and its impact on that history.

After the indictment news broke, the Trump GOP machine rolled out a political playbook meant to insulate him with his base. It may work, but his brand is toxic with much of the rest of Americans.

Shaimaa Ali Ahmed lost her leg at age 6 after happening upon an unexploded rocket. Children like her bear an outsized burden from the civil war, where land mines and ordnance litter the landscape.

What does it mean to taste a place?

Cutting Medicaid can seem like an easy way to slash the budget. But, the costs can spread to all of us.

We remember Trump's 2017 inaugural address for "American carnage." What will his 2025 address be remembered for?

On the 6th anniversary of the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., gun control advocates experiment with AI-generated audio messages of recreated voices of victims of gun violence pleading for change.

If you're a Beatles fan, this weekend will be your version of heaven in Charlotte. FabFest will feature not only a Beatles tribute band, but a daylong celebration of everyone's favorite foursome. This weekend also features an art show about bubbles and the opening of a Biblical story told on stage.

Gus Van Sant's police thriller Dead Man's Wire is a true-crime dramatization of a 1977 hostage incident in Indianapolis.

Mecklenburg County voters will decide whether to increase the sales tax from 7.25% to 8.25% to pay for a multi-billion-dollar transportation plan.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Maine Secretary of State Democrat Shenna Bellows about the decision to disqualify President Trump from Maine's 2024 Republican presidential primary ballot.

University of Chicago Law Professor Aziz Huq says that the Supreme Court has no good options in the case concerning Donald Trump's appearance on the Colorado ballot.

House Speaker Mike Johnson is set to keynote an event for lawmakers who promote conservative Christian dominance — the latest connection illustrating his close relationship with Christian extremists.

Saachi, 12, is a head-strong, confident 6th grader when the book opens, but soon she finds herself increasingly frustrated as the social dynamics of elementary school seem to unravel before her eyes.

A college student charged in the U.S. Capitol riot was known on campus for his far-right views, which were nurtured by an online extremist. How do colleges confront extremism in their midst?

Political journalist Bridget Johnson, Trump supporter Jeff Giesea and radio host Farajii Muhammad discuss the week's big topics. We ask our guests what they think was the biggest news story.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its annual "State of the Climate" assessment. Deke Arndt, an editor of the report, discusses warming temperatures and other climate trends from 2012. Plus, Sol Hsiang, who studies climate and violence, discusses his research connecting rising temperatures to increases in human conflict.

Chedino Martin, a trans activist from Cape Town, South Africa, and the first ever Miss Trans Africa, on her journey of competing in the first ever Miss Trans Global.

Many federal judges receive free rooms and subsidized travel to luxury resorts for legal conferences. NPR found that dozens of judges did not fully disclose the perks they got.