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New evidence shows that people who maintain a range of healthy habits, from good sleep to physical activity to strong social connections, are significantly less likely to experience depression.

What does it take for a neighborhood to get noticed by big funders and city officials deciding where to target spending? Determination, a good Rolodex, and access to the right people and programs. And, as one neighborhood in west Charlotte shows, it takes the right advocates coming together.

The racial wealth gap isn’t just a historical or present-day problem. It’s a challenge for future generations’ economic mobility, because how much wealth you have — and can pass down — directly impacts your children's, even grandchildren’s, chances of prosperity.

Virginia voters are deciding whether to keep divided government at the state level. At stake is the chance to dramatically reshape abortion policy.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to exact an "immense price from the enemy" after Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip used paragliders and other means to infiltrate Israel.

Electronic music producer and DJ Jennifer Lee — aka TOKiMONSTA — underwent two brain surgeries in 2016 that temporarily stripped her of her ability to understand words or music.

Louise Vincent has used drugs since she was 13. Research shows millions of Americans like her aren't ready or able to stop. Vincent believes it's time people accept that.

Vehicle thefts have risen across the U.S., largely due to an increase in Kia and Hyundai thefts. But that's not what's happening now in St. Paul, Minn., where car thefts have fallen dramatically.

Amy Chozick is an executive producer and co-creator of a new Max series about four female political journalists. Chozick covered Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign for The New York Times.

You might be surprised to learn that "Grey's Anatomy" and recipes were on the Brazilian gymnast's mind on the eve of her gold medal winning routine in the Olympics floor event.

This year's Lasker Prize for public service goes to South African researchers Salim and Quarraisha Abdool-Karim. The married couple made a startling discovery about HIV — and did something about it.

Life is stressful. Whether it’s work or relationship issues or you’re worrying about politics or global conflict, it can be overwhelming. NPR’s Stress Less: A quest to reclaim your calm aims to help.

As Charlotte pumps tourism money into sports stadiums, Asheville is spending it on greenways and parks — and now maybe affordable housing and transit, too.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the Chief Creative Officer of the Disney Theatrical Group, Thomas Schumacher, about the legacy of Disney songwriter Richard Sherman.

Foreign laborers, many from Thailand, are tending fields and livestock in an area Israel has declared off-limits to its own civilians amid ongoing military operations against Hezbollah.

The sale must be approved by a bankruptcy judge. Proceeds will go to paying down the $1.5 billion debt that Jones owes families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims who won two defamation suits against him.

Israel says it is using air force and artillery to support "limited" and "localized" ground raids. The offensive follows a wave of deadly explosions and two weeks of Israeli airstrikes.

Mentions of retail theft seem to be fading, their fever pitch cooling. What's changed? And how bad was the problem in the first place?

A look at where things stand on student loan forgiveness — and how Republicans and Democrats differ on whether to offer debt relief to student borrowers.