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A recent study shows that top scavengers, like hyenas, can be beneficial for human health. But the same study reveals that scavenger populations are declining and could mean more disease for humans.

Housing affordability is a top concern for Americans. Estimates for the number of needed homes stretch into the millions. It's a tricky business quantifying the U.S. housing shortage.

Before Tuesday, North Carolina had 136 offenders on death row, among the top 5 largest death rows in the U.S. Gov. Roy Cooper's office said it had received clemency petitions from 89 of them.

Saudi Arabian officials confirmed the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who had been missing for 18 days, in a statement issued Saturday morning local time.

A new happiness report finds sharp declines in well-being among adolescents and young adults in the U.S. But the picture is better for people aged 60 and older, marking a striking generational divide.

The former National Rifle Association leader Wayne LaPierre is in court over allegations that the group used millions of dollars to fund luxuries for top officials.

Multiple senior House Democrats told House Democratic leaders on Sunday that President Biden should step aside as the party's presidential nominee.

For the past 25 years, Chip Kidd has made a name for himself as a top book designer. His designs have helped transform books into visual icons. But in the brave new world of e-books, where covers are often shrunk to thumbnail sketches on a screen, will beautifully designed covers become a dying art?

Congress comes back for a lame-duck session with a packed agenda, including voting on a new Senate majority leader.

A recent study shows that top scavengers, like hyenas, can be beneficial for human health. But the same study reveals that scavenger populations are declining and could mean more disease for humans.

Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Annie Tummino, head of Special Collections and Archives at Queens College, about the Archive's COVID-19 Collection.

Given two choices of attractive mates, female frogs pick the top vocalist. But add a third, inferior male to the mix, and females go for No. 2. The "decoy effect" shapes some human choices, too.

Some of pop's biggest female artists are finding a new way to express their anger at scorned lovers, jealous fans and the patriarchy: by screaming at the top of their lungs.

The director of the U.S. Secret Service Kimberly Cheatle has resigned, ending her 29-year career with the agency. This comes in the wake of the attempted assassination of former President Trump.

While the Baltimore Orioles compete on the field, another battle takes place in the stands: the fight to be top vendor. StoryCorps brings a conversation with "Fancy Clancy," a vendor who's been selling beer at Baltimore Orioles games since 1974.

The meetings between top U.S. and Chinese officials in Geneva represent the first potential efforts to end a trade war that has frazzled financial markets.

The two top speedskating sprinters in the world are a cut above the competition. They battle fiercely on the ice, but refuse to trash talk

A group of top Democrats from across the country met Tuesday to discuss the future of their agenda, beyond opposition to President Trump.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with USA Today track and field reporter Tyler Dragon about Sha'Carri Richardson becoming the fastest woman in the world and her journey to the top spot.

Democrats want to tax the rich to cut taxes on worker incomes. Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland explains and a tax policy expert shares his reservations with NPR's Planet Money team.