Barbara Alvarez lost her husband in 2017, just before their daughter went off to college. Her unsung hero helped her find the ...

The news of Kristi Reeves' finalized divorce hit her hard, so she grabbed her shoes and headed for the mountains. On the trail, she encountered a couple.

The backstory: “Puppet Up!” was first created by Jim Henson Company chairman Brian Henson and actor/director Patrick Bristow in 2005 and is playing now at The Montalban in Hollywood.

Vedantam will take the Miller Theater stage in March for a live show exploring the psychology behind everyday decisions and ...

Almost every American has some degree of metabolic dysfunction — at least that’s what President Trump’s nominee for surgeon ...

Parkinson's disease does more than cause tremor and trouble walking. It can also affect sleep, smell, digestion and even thinking. That may be because the disease disrupts communication in a brain ...

Parkinson's disease does more than cause tremors and trouble walking. It can also affect sleep, smell, digestion and even thinking. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on new research suggesting that's because ...

A former Florida police chief said he spoke with Donald Trump in the mid-2000s about Jeffrey Epstein's behavior, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testified about visiting Epstein's island.

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

China has become the first nation to require a change to make it easier to rescue people from car crashes: Car doors must be able to open from either side mechanically, like by lifting a handle. The ...