Oakland went to the polls in a special election yesterday to choose a new mayor, a city council member and to decide on whether to adopt a new sales tax.

Cases have been rising in Afghanistan and Pakistan — and global health specialists are worried that this year's U.S. foreign ...

They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate overuse of CT scans is increasing the U.S. cancer burden.

When you think of Coachella, you probably picture the festival. But there's much more to know about the place it calls home.

Scientists have recently mapped the painted lady butterfly's annual flight from equatorial Africa to northern Europe and back ...

When you think of Coachella, you probably picture the festival. But there's much more to know about the place it calls home.

Following a lithium-ion battery fire at the Moss Landing plant in Monterey County in California, communities nationwide are expressing concerns about hosting similar plants.

Judge demands to know if Trump administration is helping return wrongly deported Maryland man, Trump signs executive action to lower drug prices, Trump threatens to pull Harvard's tax-exempt status.

Albums that are 2 or 3 years old are somehow shooting up on the charts. But why?

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is taking the witness stand for the third straight day, testifying in a federal antitrust trial that could threaten his business empire. Hear the latest from the trial.

China is retaliating against U.S. tariffs by restricting exports of rare earth minerals. NPR's A Martinez asks rare earth minerals expert Gracelin Baskaran about why they are so vital to U.S. defense.

After Russia's devastating strike on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy {SOO-mee} that killed at least 35 people, a 13-year-old boy trapped inside a burning bus faced a dilemma.