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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's suit against <em>The New York Times</em> is expected to put a spotlight on the balance of free speech and defamation claims.

Sarah Palin tests positive for COVID, delaying trial against 'New York Times'

A federal judge pushed back opening arguments to Feb. 3 in the former Alaska governor's case. A 2017 Times editorial wrongly connected an ad from her PAC to a lethal mass shooting in Arizona.

Karine Jean-Pierre will become White House's 1st Black press secretary

Jean-Pierre will also be the first openly gay person to have the most visible post at the White House aside from the president.

NPR <em>All Things Considered</em> host Juana Summers (left) speaks with former First Lady Michelle Obama about her new book, <em>The Light We Carry.</em>

Watch: Michelle Obama tells young people to be 'rageful' — but have a plan

In The Light We Carry, Michelle Obama opens up about generational life lessons - both personal and public - and how "going high" is more than just a motto.

The Supreme Court will hear its first major gun case since 2008.

Gun rights are back at the Supreme Court for the first time in more than a decade

The time long awaited by gun-rights advocates has come, as the conservative court examines how far a state may go in regulating an individual's right to carry a gun outside the home.

The monkeypox outbreak is growing in the U.S. and vaccines remain in short supply.

With supplies low, FDA authorizes plan to stretch limited monkeypox vaccine doses

The Biden administration is allowing the shot to be given between layers of skin — a method that only requires a fifth of the full dose — in order to increase vaccinations and slow the outbreak.

Minerva Contreras, 44, connects climate change to her health because she has a lung problem that makes it harder to breathe on hot days. Keeping her house near Bakersfield, Calif., cool costs as much as $800 a month in the summer.

Americans connect extreme heat and climate change to their health, a survey finds

A new NPR survey shows 11% of Americans have experienced extreme heat in the past five years and had health problems stemming from a lack of air conditioning at home.

Scientists have analyzed a huge number of brain scans to learn more about how the brain develops, from infancy all the way until the end of life.

Scans reveal the brain's early growth, late decline and surprising variability

A study of more than 120,000 brain scans shows rapid growth before age 2 and accelerating decline after age 50. The results may one day help pick up abnormalities in the developing brain.

NASA's Perseverance rover marks its first year hunting for past life on Mars

Since touching down in Jezero Crater, NASA's Perseverance rover has already cached 6 samples that could one day be brought back to Earth. Astrobiologists hope they hold signs of past microbial life.

Miles Hatfield at his Kentucky home, which he had to abandon after it was flooded by runoff from an old coal mine.

How big coal companies avoid cleaning up their messes

A Bloomberg News/NPR investigation found that large U.S. coal companies used bankruptcy and asset transfers to move old mines to shaky new owners, putting at risk federally mandated land reclamation.

Chicago police officers arrive at the scene of a May 19 mass shooting outside a McDonald's restaurant.

In Chicago, handguns turned into high-capacity machine guns fuel deadly violence

A thumbnail-size "switch" turns a gun from semi-automatic to automatic. Authorities see a correlation between an uptick in mass shootings and the rise of switch-equipped guns and extended magazines.

Geena Davis attends the Emmy Awards in Sept. 2022. This month, she spoke with NPR's <em>Morning Edition</em> about her movie career and upcoming memoir.

These are the life lessons Geena Davis learned from 3 of her most famous movies

Geena Davis' new memoir, Dying of Politeness, looks back on her life and career. In a conversation with NPR's Morning Edition, she reflects on some of those iconic roles and how they shaped her.

A 'We Want You!' sign is posted at an Ike's Love & Sandwiches store in Los Angeles on July 26.

The job market got even better, in a surprisingly positive sign for the economy

U.S. employers added 528,000 jobs in July, showing the labor market remains strong, despite high inflation and softening economic growth. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%.

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