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To answer the question of whether Puerto Rico is prepared for this year's hurricane season, you have to understand how far the island has come since Hurricane Maria.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to North Korea to discuss an expected U.S. and North Korea summit. He will fly back on the plane with three American detainees.

A study finds that washing dishes is a big deal for women when it comes to the division of labor. But it taps into an even bigger idea — that women are emotionally exhausted by household management.

Earlier this week, thousands of bees swarmed a hot dog stand in Times Square, New York. NPR's Michel Martin talks to NYPD Officer Darren Mays, whose beekeeper colleague was dispatched to the scene.

Most catches are exported to unagi-loving Asian nations, which pay up to thousands of dollars per pound. But one woman is raising and marketing eels for U.S. buyers: "Why not keep that value at home?"

How do you reach patients in a conflict zone? Health workers are coming up with creative strategies in a violent region of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

More than 50 Massachusetts schools are participating in a new program that brings counselors in to help children deal with the stress and trauma of living in families struggling with drug addiction.

Fifteen Oregon counties are designated "extreme risk" for COVID-19 due to high infection rates. Rural Linn County's public health office is working to convince people there to get vaccinated.

Coronavirus fears have sent stock markets reeling, but they're also pushing mortgage rates down near historical lows. That's an opportunity for homebuyers and homeowners.

When kids were sent home from school last year during the pandemic, 11-year-old Ezra Graham thought it was a good time to start a news podcast.