The Mellon Foundation has announced $15 million in "emergency funding" for 56 humanities councils across the country. The ...

Fifty years after the end of the war, Hanoi says nearly 200,000 Vietnamese soldiers are still missing. Some of their families are now calling on the U.S. to help find them.

A new survey from the Alzheimer's Association finds that people want to know if they are in the early stages of the disease, and are open to drug treatment.

On the last Friday of each month in Portland, Ore., volunteers pass out breakfast items to bike commuters in an event called "Breakfast on the Bridges." ...

Canadians have chosen Mark Carney as prime minister, in what is seen as one of the most remarkable elections in decades. Much of the race has been centered on which candidate can best handle Trump.

Israel has blocked vital supplies from entering Gaza for two months now. Children in Gaza are malnourished and dying as the UN runs out of food.

Medical research from the Department of Veterans Affairs has produced advances like the pacemaker, the CT scan, and the nicotine patch. Now VA scientists fear life-saving research will be scrapped as ...

NPR's Juana Summers speaks to author Jim Murphy about his book, Inner Excellence, which has become a viral read among pro athletes and celebrities.

A new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll reveals several warning signs for President Trump 100 days into his second term.

The S&P 500 is down about 8% since President Trump took office — that's the worst performance in a president's first 100 days since the early 1970s.

Matthew Cloutier is a producer for TED Radio Hour. While at the show, he has focused on stories about science and the natural ...

What started off as an antitrust trial about Google's dominance in the search engine market has led to a penalties phase that ...