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With the nation's debt at more than $33 trillion, there's a new push in Congress for a bipartisan debt commission to come up with reforms for mandatory spending and the tax system.

Broadbent, diagnosed at age 3, was one of the first generation of children born HIV positive, and known for raising awareness to lessen the stigma of the disease from a young age. She died Tuesday.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with NASA administrator Bill Nelson about the space agency's plans to return to the moon and travel later to Mars.

A string of recent state Supreme Court decisions and proposed changes by Republican lawmakers have elections administrators scrambling ahead of the 2023 municipal elections.

When properly cooked, fried turkey can be an explosion for your taste buds. But if it's not completely thawed, that turkey can explode in a pot of hot oil and spark a dangerous fire.

In his memoir, Small Acts of Courage, Velshi traces his family’s journey, from India to South Africa — where his grandfather crossed paths with Mahatma Gandhi — to Kenya, Canada and the U.S.

A Mongolian boy has been named a top leader of Tibetan Buddhism. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Julian Dierkes of the University of British Columbia on the implications for Mongolian-Chinese relations.

Worldwide, between 1990 and 2018, intake of sugary drinks was up by almost 16%, according to findings of a study published in the journal Nature Communications.

Keep an eye out for cyber scams during the holiday shopping season. New research suggests companies could be doing more to protect consumers from being tricked.

A $2.5 billion school bond referendum for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools was approved Tuesday, with 63% of voters saying yes.