NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Dr. Elias Warrak, an ophthalmologist who has treated blast victims in and around Beirut following a series of deadly explosions of handheld devices across Lebanon.

Rat and human lives have long intersected, but there's relatively little research about them. Thanks to advances in genomics ...

The LA Dodger's star hit his 49th homer in the sixth inning, his 50th in the seventh and his 51st in the ninth. He became the first big league player to hit three homers and steal two bases in a game.

Some people are already voting in this year’s election, and some people are already planning to challenge the vote. We’ll hear how election officials are trying to secure their work.

Pesto, who weighs 46 pounds at just nine months old, has been on display at an Australian aquarium since April. As he grew, ...

An investigation by The Marshall Project reveals how hospitals are causing parents to be separated from their children over ...

Hundreds of schools across the country have been getting online and phone threats in recent weeks taxing law enforcement resources.

Three years into Trump’s presidency, the uninsured population increased in 39 states, with 2.3 million more people lacking ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Maya Berry, executive director of the Arab American Institute, about a contentious exchange at a Senate hearing on hate crimes.

The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, has announced 12 finalists for the 2024 Toy Hall of Fame.

Emma and Rogelio Torres reminisce about how unlikely a pairing they were when they first met as migrant farmworkers in Arizona. They met in the 80s near Yuma — with love the last thing on their minds.

Did Israel's alleged use of explosives in pagers in Lebanon break international law? NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Brian Finucane, senior adviser to the International Crisis Group.