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An economist's harrowing escape from fire, and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.

Arkansas was the first state to start sending letters home flagging students' Body Mass Index. Twenty years later, they do not appear to have had any effect on childhood obesity.

Western countries have imposed layers of crippling sanctions on Syria for decades. Syrians say the sanctions are impeding any hope of rebuilding a country shattered by civil war.

Pete Hegseth, President Trump's pick for defense secretary, is facing new allegations of alcohol abuse and misconduct as the Senate prepares to vote on his confirmation.

Director Barry Jenkins is best known for films like Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk. On NPR's Wild Card, he opens up about where he felt the safest as a kid.

Nearly all new cars now come with automatic emergency braking and other safety features. Researchers say these systems are saving lives, but there's still debate about how to make them better.

Federal job cuts have left some scientists in northern Utah without work and their research stalled.

The Biden campaign says the president is staying in the race for the White House, but as he isolates with COVID in Delaware, top Democrats are sharing concerns with him that he can't beat Trump.

South Korean prosecutors on Sunday indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law.

Among the victims on Wednesday's mid-air collision between an American Airlines regional jet and Army Black Hawk helicopter were figure skaters returning from competition and training in Kansas.