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The FDA is poised to decide whether to approve aducanumab, a drug to treat Alzheimer's. It's proved highly effective at removing the sticky amyloid plaques associated with the disease from the brain.

Climate change may affect the production of rice as early as 2030, according to a study published this month in the Nature Food journal.

In a largely optimistic speech to commemorate July 4th, President Biden spoke to Americans who feel "exhausted" by what they see as a lack of progress.

The bill would amend the Electoral Count Act, which legal experts have called vague and confusing. The legislation is similar to a somewhat narrower bill from a bipartisan group of senators.

The increase comes about two weeks before the anticipated end to a restrictive border policy that’s been in place since 2020.

President Biden and Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell did some bipartisan bridge-building in Kentucky — at the site of an aging bridge between Kentucky and Ohio.

The creator of the KonMari method says there are other things that spark joy besides a totally tidy home.

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that amid the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation battle, the share of Republicans saying the 2018 midterms are "very important" has spiked.

Over the past two years, millions of Americans have flocked to exhibitions of actual human corpses, displays that are part science and part showmanship. The exhibits have been wildly successful -- and profitable for the science museums and other venues that have hosted them. Warning: Some may find the subject matter disturbing.

When Staff Sgt. Raymond Girouard faces court martial next week for charges of murdering three Iraqi detainees, he'll have the support of Sweetwater, Tenn. Girouard says he was following orders, and folks in his hometown believe him. They've raised more than $20,000 to hire a civilian attorney for him.