It's an unusual winter for respiratory illnesses. The flu is peaking twice: once in early January and again in February. Meanwhile, it's the mildest COVID winter since the pandemic began.

That's the way one scientist puts it — referring to how infected wild birds survive long enough to spread it to birds and ...

Trump has long felt that Japan and other wealthy allies take advantage of the U.S., racking up big trade surpluses, while ...

The egg market has been hit hard by avian flu, but wings are abundant and relatively affordable this year. So what gives?

This week calls for some throwback thinking. If you can recall how Roman numerals work, you'll get at least one question ...

The House education committee is charged with forging consensus on the nation's education policy. But at a recent meeting, ...

Some companies have announced diversity rollbacks — but many more are deleting or softening language from their investor ...

The rebels continued advances in eastern Congo despite their own announcement of a cease-fire. The U.N. secretary-general ...

Frazier in his final words criticized Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for not returning him to serve out a previous life ...

The move came one day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order intended to ban transgender athletes from girls' and women's sports.

In an email obtained by NPR, employees at EPA's Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights were told they were ...

Two letters from different groups of senators call for answers from the Trump administration about pauses in scientific communications and funding.