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Groups that connect elders and teens — both in real life and online — have a new sense of urgency in the loneliness epidemic.

Many parents are grappling with how to talk to even to their young children about the election. Experts offer tips on how to start the difficult conversation.

An Australian field hockey player chose to amputate part of his finger in order to play in the Olympics. NPR's A Martinez asks performance expert Mark Aoyagi why athletes go to such extremes.

Africa's cities have become home to an invasive, malaria-carrying mosquito. New research suggests vulnerabilities that could be exploited to take on the disease-bearing insects.

The two sides have agreed to a 62% wage increase over 6 years in a deal between the International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance. The union had been seeking a 77% increase.

The University of Southern California had returned the award a decade ago after an NCAA investigation that found Bush received what were then impermissible benefits during his time with the Trojans.

NPR's A Martinez and Steve Inskeep answer holiday trivia questions from "Southern Living Magazine" senior editor Betsy Cribb Watson.

Arizona could go either way this presidential year -- that's what makes it a swing state. But it could also go either way on down the state's ballot, right to a question on abortion rights.

The Texas Rangers and the Arizona Diamondbacks began the season with dim prospects for making the playoffs. Now both are in the World Series, and the first game begins Friday night.