In the heyday of Heather Simpson‘s anti-vaccine influencer days, she watched in amazement as her social media accounts blew up with every anti-vaccine post and piece of misinformation she shared. But ...

On an unseasonably warm February morning, Principal Condra Allred walked the hallways of Cleveland Elementary School's 76-year-old building wearing a pink fanny pack slung over one shoulder like a ...

Public universities across Texas have instituted sweeping changes to course teachings and offerings in recent months, from canceling gender studies programs to directing faculty to sign a pledge not ...

Tiny Desk has featured some of the best music across various genres throughout our 18-year history; however, Lecrae is the first Christian rapper to perform at NPR headquarters. I felt guilty when I ...

President Trump is making another attempt to reshape federal elections. This time, he has a new executive order that would further restrict who can vote by mail, but many legal and election experts ...

At the start of the year, Anthony Palmini was taken down by a terrible cold — the kind that made him feel as if there were a pair of hands squeezing his throat whenever he tried to speak. The sickness ...

After her 15-year-old son Mason died following a viral online challenge, Joann Bogard began asking how dangerous content reached him in the first place. Now, as a jury finds Meta and YouTube negligent ...

Cesar Chavez, the labor organizer and champion of farmworker rights, has been accused of sexually abusing two girls in the 1970s, and Dolores Huerta, his co-founder of the United Farm Workers, ...

The consensus among the world’s scientists is that greenhouse gases — including carbon dioxide and methane — are driving climate change, resulting in droughts, storms, heat and rising sea levels. It ...

Oil and gas prices surged after attacks on Iran disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a route that carries about a fifth of the world’s oil. Leaders are now floating ideas to calm markets, ...

Mifepristone is facing another major legal challenge. For more than 25 years, this medication has been used for abortion in the first trimester and miscarriage management in the U.S. The medical ...

Have you spent the week checking social media for updates on how Punch the macaque monkey is doing? Well, if so, you aren’t alone. Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd talks with Michelle Del Rey, a trending ...