For decades, scientists have been trying to create artificial blood to alleviate shortages and prevent people from bleeding to death. But those efforts have been repeatedly frustrated by failure.

Medicaid work requirements are a prominent feature of the big federal budget bill, but working full time can jeopardize some people's health coverage.

The three-sister band HAIM and pop singer and TikTok star Addison Rae are practicing "emotional passive resistance" this summer — and it sounds great.

NPR talks with Sarah Isgur, senior editor with "The Dispatch," about the Trump administration's request to unseal grand jury testimony related to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

As a candidate, President Trump promised to change America's foreign policy. Six months into his second administration, NPR examines where things stand.

A school in New Jersey - Jazz House - is becoming a major training ground for young people interested in jazz performance. This story is excerpted from a longer profile on NPR Music's Jazz Night in ...

Texas lawmakers will hold a special session Monday. They want to redraw congressional districts, with the purpose to skew voting results so Republicans win more seats. Trump favors the idea.

It's been more than a decade that several cities got federal funding for downtown streetcars. Some have flourished, others are faltering and at least one is fading out.

Researchers are looking at an invasive species of algae along the Atlantic coast as a possible reason for mercury in the food chain.

NPR's Adrian Ma speaks to Nicholas Florko from The Atlantic about President Trump's support for the vaping industry, which contradicts his stance during his first administration.

The new Republican spending bill will usher in a sweeping overhaul of the federal student loan system for both current and future borrowers.

The Texas legislature meets on Monday to focus on disaster relief after the deadly floods, but it's also considering President Trump's request to redraw the lines of Congressional districts.