Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell usually tries to avoid getting dragged into a fight with the Trump administration. But now that the DOJ has launched a probe of the central bank, he's on offense.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and Giffords Executive Director Emma Brown about their efforts to stop gun violence.

There's a growing move to end what some call "the orphan tax" and stop states from taking benefit checks from children and ...

With credit card interest rates near modern highs, President Trump says he wants to cap the rates for one year.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dropped its advice that kids get an annual flu shot at a time when flu cases ...

Many countries around the world including the US face aging and shrinking populations. Conservative groups have taken the lead talking about the issue. Some liberal thinkers say it's time to talk abou ...

Owners are shuttering two newspapers every week, many of them in rural places like Welch, West Virginia. Missy Nester grew up ...

More than 500 people have been killed in recent anti-government protests in Iran, and more than 10,000 have been arrested, according to a United States-based rights group.

Homeless shelters across the state received funding to keep people warm amid a statewide cold snap thanks to a first-ever, ...

New research shows exercise is as effective as medication at reducing symptoms of depression. And you don't need to run a ...

While Congress debates bringing back Affordable Care Act subsidies , many Americans have already made life-altering decisions ...

With IVF, which accounts for around 2% of births in America, a woman's eggs are retrieved from her body and fertilized with sperm in a lab. The resulting embryo is then implanted in her uterus, with ...