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Black history is more than a month — and it's more than just the sanitized story of the same handful of heroes told over and over.

Arctic communities have long been plagued by soot that drives snow melt and respiratory disease. Now, humans are making their mark in Antarctica.

The antiviral pill molnupiravir was authorized and distributed by the government late last year. But it's not doctors' first choice of treatment, except for a narrow slice of patients.

The federal government could shut down by Friday at midnight if lawmakers in Congress can't agree to keep the government funded. President Trump has muddied the situation by making contradictory statements about his position.

Oprah Winfrey launched a conversation about whether she would run for president in 2020 after a speech at the Golden Globe Awards, which seems plausible to many in the age of President Trump.

Mask mandates are being lifted across the country, but high school basketball players on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming are happy their mandate is staying for now.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks do deputy national security adviser Jon Finer about the U.S. and its allies plans for sanctions after Russian President Putin ordered troops to Ukraine's separatist regions.

The PyeongChang 2018 Olympics will be the first Winter Olympics to feature figure skaters performing to music with lyrics.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee about the measure they have proposed: The Kids Online Safety Act.

Julia May Jonas' debut novel centers around a women's lit professor whose feminist credentials are jeopardized because of her husband's bad behavior — and by her own relationship with a colleague.