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Congressional leaders unveiled new highlights for a fiscal year 2020 budget agreement. It boosts spending for census, federal workers and the military, election security and border security efforts.

The study finds that e-cigarettes are linked to increased risk of chronic lung diseases including emphysema, chronic bronchitis and COPD, as well as weakened immune defenses.

The month-old "Sardines" movement in Italy is gaining momentum, drawing huge crowds of people rallying against racism and populism.

A judge in Wisconsin has ordered the state to remove 234,000 registered voters from the rolls. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Wisconsin Democratic Party chair Ben Wikler about next steps.

Facial recognition technology became part of the fabric of life in China in 2019. Enabled by a vast network of cameras across the country, the government is using the technology for surveillance.

Farmers hurt by Trump's trade war with China celebrate news of agreement to ease some of the restrictions on commodities.

As the House prepares to debate two articles of impeachment against President Trump on Wednesday, a look back at how Congress got here.

From infant mortality rates to access to cancer treatment, stark health disparities exist between blacks and whites. One Michigan experiment to address that starts with money made from hospital food.

In three North Carolina towns, the cancer rate is higher than what scientists would typically expect. Researchers are trying to figure out why, and so far there aren't any answers.

Surprise, anger, parenting and Lizzo: That's one way to sum up the list of the most engaging stories in 2019. Other big topics included consumerism and climate change — and officials behaving badly.