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You may have heard about HPV testing and self-swabbing to collect the sample. Does that work as well? Here are the ins and outs of this newer option.

Archaeologists in Britain say they've found the earliest evidence of humans making fires anywhere in the world. The discovery moves our understanding of when humans started making fire back by 350,000 years.

The outcome was widely expected after Democrats and Republicans released dueling bills. Congress is under pressure to address health care costs before federal subsidies lapse at the end of the year.

The editorial director of WRTI in Philadelphia shares his favorite albums of the year, including a "thinking person's thrill ride" of a jazz guitar album.

NPR Music's classical critic shares his favorite records of the year, spanning a wide range of genres, from experimental folk to operatic pop to recordings featuring harp and pipe organ.

President Trump says U.S. strikes on supposed drug-smuggling boats will save Americans from overdose deaths. But most experts worry the strategy is counterproductive.

This may have been a year when Latin music exploded globally, but the Alt.Latino and El Tiny host also sensed a desire among musicians for softness and stillness.

The New Music Friday and Pop Culture Happy Hour host had a hard time narrowing his favorite albums of 2025 down to 10 — the year in music was good enough to fill a list two or three times longer.

The Tiny Desk series producer shares his favorite records of the year.

In our time, it's easy to shut your mind, driven by fear or misinformation. This year, NPR Music's pop critic found the antidote in music that encouraged exploring.

Mohan Karki's family and others with Nepali ancestry were persecuted and driven out of Bhutan in the 1990s. Karki himself was born in a refugee camp in nearby Nepal. Yet, the U.S. government claims he is a Bhutanese citizen and seeks to deport him there.

NPR Music critics, editors and Tiny Desk producers each singled out one album they would recommend to anyone who came calling. The elite, no-skips albums of the year.