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Experts estimate that nearly half of Boston adults are overweight. The numbers are the similar for most U.S. cities, partly because urban centers are designed to get cars moving, not people. Now, as Madge Kaplan reports from member station WGBH, Boston health activists are eyeing the land opened up by a brand new highway -- with calories in mind.

Jazz pianist Randy Weston died Saturday at age 92. He regarded jazz as an extension of African music, devoting more than half a century to exploring their links.

In 1944, Brave New World author Aldous Huxley wrote his first and only children's book. It's called The Crows of Pearblossom and it isn't for the faint of heart. Daniel Pinkwater, our ambassador to the world of kid's lit, joins NPR's Scott Simon to discuss the book's newly illustrated re-release.

Authorities received a GPS alert of a bear attack, and once on the scene, found two deceased individuals and an aggressive bear.

Evacuation orders and highway closures continue

After back-to-back hurricanes and wildfires, insurers are looking for more-resilient construction materials. That means building model homes and then blowing off their roofs or setting them on fire.

Say you're headed to an outdoor cookout or barbecue or a family reunion but you don't want to show up empty-handed. What do you bring? Chefs Edward Lee, Amy Thielen and James Rigato offer suggestions.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Glenn Hurst, a rural primary care physician in Minden, Iowa, and a medical director at several nursing homes, about the spike in coronavirus cases in the state.

Weeks before the 2020 census rolls out to the rest of the U.S., the head count has already wrapped up in Toksook Bay, a fishing village in southwest Alaska that's home to the Nunakauyarmiut Tribe.

An NPR investigation helped lead to 15,000 veterans being saved from losing their homes, but some in Congress want to kill the rescue program.