Scott Sloan was having a bad day in May at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships at SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Rain, wind, and heavy air made for poor conditions, and the Wheaton ...

The state of Rhode Island has a new strategy to spur development of housing: a “land bank.” The goal: make it easier for municipalities to identify unused property that can be used for housing ...

In Texas, where abortion is banned, a bipartisan group of lawmakers, medical associations, and groups on either side of the ...

The New Bedford City Council voted Thursday night to restore $495,000 in city funds to the Zeiterion Performing Arts Center.

Calls for generational change and dissatisfaction with the status quo have been at the center of campaigns by younger ...

New York police said the 61-year-old man was wearing a large metal chain that caused him to be "drawn into the machine." The FDA warns that MRI scan create a "strong, static magnetic field." ...

"It will test every single shred of creativity we have to continue to try to serve our mission," says one public media ...

A new analysis shows that health insurance premiums for Obamacare are set to soar next year, as financial help that ...

Filmmaker Ken Burns tells NPR's Michel Martin about the role that federal funding has played in his documentary work and the ...

As the Trump administration’s plan to cut federal funding to public radio and television appears poised to come to fruition, ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...

It may look beautiful, but the sacred lotus has been taking over Cranston’s Meshanticut Lake. When the plant native to East ...