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Millions of laid-off Americans collect more in unemployment benefits than they did working. Congress did that to try to cushion the coronavirus fallout, but those benefits are getting a second look.

In hopes of reducing some veterans' reliance on pills for physical pain and psychological trauma, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is taking a look at alternative therapies.

The technology around us has made its way into all kinds of movies — sci-fi, thrillers, horror. But there's one movie genre it hasn't been able to infiltrate — the romantic comedy.

During the 1898-1904 pox epidemic, public health officials and policemen forced thousands of Americans to be vaccinated against their will. Historian Michael Willrich examines that epidemic's far-reaching implications for individual civil liberties in Pox: An American History.

As part of a response to a tornado a decade ago that killed more than 160 people, the Missouri city of Joplin developed a peer-to-peer mental health program that's been widely replicated.

NPR readers share their favorite tips on how to cope with heat without an air conditioner. Among the tips: take a shower with a sheet on, then wear it to bed.

Sterling Haring, former member of the NRA, helped treat school shooting victims at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Kentucky. He talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the Parkland shooting.

NPR's A Martinez talks to political scientist Stephen Voss about Sen. Mitch McConnell's impact on his home state of Kentucky after the news that he'll step down from Senate leadership in November.

From NPR's Books We Love list, we bring you four romance novel recommendations: "Starling House," "The Collective Regrets of Clover," "The Porcelain Moon" and "Forget Me Not."

A crackdown by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents on drug smugglers is causing trouble for private pilots. Pilots say they are sometimes enduring hours of questioning by police searching for drugs.

Depending on who you listen to, the "bus-only lanes" program was either a godsend or abhorrent, a progressive look at what the future of transportation could hold or an unnecessary imposition on an already traffic-clogged thoroughfare.

The Supreme Court allows the government to curtail asylum request during the legal fight. President Trump agrees to delay tariffs on China for two weeks. And, the FDA will ban flavored e-cigarettes.

Critics say the U.S. has been unwilling to push for measures in a global agreement that would drive big cuts in plastic waste.

People who are immunocompromised continue to worry about COVID. A raft of products promise protection. Is there any evidence they can protect from infection or lessen severity of disease?

Rising sea levels, salt water intrusion and more intense storms due to climate change are forcing farmers in eastern North Carolina to fight back and even take some fields out of production. WFAE climate reporter David Boraks and Climate Central's John Upton visited Hyde County on the Pamlico Sound and have this report.

With many young women concerned about their reproductive choices, universities now play a large role in student health and accessibility. Charlotte-area universities and colleges offer programs to provide contraceptive access for students.

The ties between Double Dutch and hip-hop can be traced to Nelly's "Country Grammar," Missy Elliott's "Gossip Folks" and "Throw It Back," and the Cartoon Network animated series "Craig of the Creek."

Summer feels infinite, but also rushed in its impermanence. Roséwave bottles that infinity with a soundtrack that spans generations and genres of music.

In a statement, President Biden said a deal would have imperiled U.S. supply chains. Critics say the move could backfire, weakening a domestic steelmaker.

The trade loophole is meant to ease small-scale sales — but critics say it's been abused and gives Chinese firms an unfair advantage.