One year after UnitedHealthcare’s CEO was shot and killed, the crisis in U.S. health care is intensifying — even for the companies and investors who make money from it.
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In an era of rising prices, computers have gotten cheaper. (And why that may end)
One thing has bucked the trend of rising prices: computing. Technological advances have underpinned a consistent drop in the cost of computers. But experts say that this may be reaching a limit.
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Hepatitis B: What parents should know about the virus and the vaccine
For decades, newborns in the U.S. have been given the hepatitis B vaccine. This could change. A CDC vaccine advisory panel may vote to end that routine vaccination. Here’s what parents should know.
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Announcing the NPR Student Podcast Challenge for 2026 — and a very special prize!
The annual contest for students in grades four through 12 is back for its eighth year — this time with a special prize for a podcast that marks the 250th anniversary of the United States.
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Lucy Liu challenges mental health taboos in ‘Rosemead’
In Rosemead, Lucy Liu plays the role of an ailing mother who takes drastic measures to try to protect her troubled teenage son from himself. Liu also produced the film, based on a true story.
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Some U.S. veterans say Trump asylum freeze puts Afghan allies at risk
After an Afghan national was charged with shooting two National Guard members, veterans who worked closely with Afghan refugees who were once frontline allies are scrambling to respond to the blowback.
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Congo and Rwanda to sign symbolic peace deal in Washington as fighting rages
A long-awaited U.S.-brokered peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda will be signed in Washington on Thursday — but the reality on the ground tells a different story.
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Trump is fighting the Institute of Peace in court. Now, his name is on the building
The Trump administration has renamed the U.S. Institute of Peace after President Donald Trump, despite an ongoing fight over the institute’s control.
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How Minnesota became a hub for Somali immigrants in the U.S.
Minnesota boasts the largest population of Somalis in the U.S. — a community that’s recently faced attacks from President Trump. Here’s a brief history of how they came to settle there.
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Filmmaker Jafar Panahi is sentenced again in Iran as Hollywood’s awards season starts
Panahi’s latest film, It Was Just an Accident, won three Gotham Awards on Monday. The filmmaker has been imprisoned in Iran before — but continues to make movies.
