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Obesity, high blood pressure and a sedentary lifestyle are traditional risk factors for type 2 diabetes, but a new study suggests stress may contribute...

When the population of Channel Islands foxes started to vanish in the '90s, no one knew why. Bringing them back from near-extinction has meant unraveling a mystery that started with World War II.

A new "child friendliness" index praises such countries as Namibia and Lesotho — and "names and shames" poor performers.

Emantic "EJ" Bradford Jr. was fatally shot by a police officer on Thanksgiving. Now, the black man's family says autopsy evidence demonstrates that the officer should be "charged with murder."

The lawmakers emerged from a CIA briefing and said they were convinced that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was responsible. One said if there was a trial, he would be convicted "in 30 minutes."

The 41st president, who died Friday at the age of 94, will lie in state until Wednesday.

The National Republican Congressional Committee said that it has reported a "cyber intrusion" to the FBI that may have imperiled its data. It's not clear who's responsible.

The bond market is worried the trade war, slowing global growth and a drop in oil prices are signs the economy is slowing and may be heading for a recession. Nervousness spilled over into stocks too.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Governing Magazine reporter Alan Greenblatt about bills by Republican legislatures in Michigan and Wisconsin that would roll back the powers of newly-elected Democrats.

Crosby set the mold for the multimedia star: on radio, on the big screen and on record. The 1940s was the period when his star shone brightest and Swinging on a Star by Gary Giddins tells that story.