Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and ...

For Indigenous Peoples' Day, the Up First newsletter is recognizing the work NPR's member stations do to uplift Indigenous ...

Colonial Williamsburg's 'Unseen Creatures' tour takes place in the alley between the art museums and uses items from the ...

More than 350,000 American kids are now wards of the state, meaning the government has assumed the parental role for these foster children.

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research on how ...

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of ...

Chickens are at higher risk of getting avian flu in the coming months, agricultural experts warn. This is the same strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) that’s attacked birds the past ...

Does Roanoke County have the right kind of housing for its residents? The county is in the midst of a housing market analysis ...

Preparations were also underway Sunday for the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners held in ...

If Congress doesn't act, costs will rise on premiums for health care plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Here's ...

At 92, Cameroon's President aul Biya is running for an eighth term on Sunday — a reminder of how Africa's aging leaders ...

During a televised debate at Norfolk State University, Democratic candidate for governor Abigail Spanberger said she agrees ...