Lots of older Americans say they’d love to downsize, but it doesn’t make financial sense. The housing roadblock has left some would-be buyers stuck. We asked experts what policies could change that.

A study showed states made more mistakes when executing Black prisoners by lethal injection than they did with prisoners of other races. Execution workers and race experts said they’re not surprised.

People who fish in Florida and in federal waters are required to have special gear on board to help ensure groupers, snappers and other reef fish survive when they’re returned to the water.

Engineers left these drawings as a way to sign their work. Many are puns that made them chuckle to themselves. Now social media has rediscovered them and hobbyists try to keep that history alive.

The case tests the statute used to prosecute hundreds of defendants charged with invading the Capitol to stop the counting of electoral ballots for president in 2020.

Kids have too much screen time and not enough autonomy, says author Jonathan Haidt. His book The Anxious Generation argues this has caused an epidemic of mental illness and suggests ways to fix it.

Tell NPR where you plan to watch the total solar eclipse on April 8.

Some people with expensive photo equipment are hoping to get the perfect shot during Monday’s total solar eclipse. But for the rest of us, a cellphone camera is what we have to work with.

After a decade of outsourcing military health care, the Pentagon now plans to do the opposite, an about-face Matt and Helen Perry hope means they’ll get the care they were promised after going to war.

The two fastest-growing groups of eligible U.S. voters — Latinos and Asian Americans — also have the lowest voter registration rates. Advocates are trying to boost sign-ups for a healthier democracy.