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New weight-loss medications and bariatric surgery have the potential to spare children health and social problems. But some parents think they're sending kids the wrong message about their bodies.

NPR's A Martinez speaks to Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council, about inflation's economic and political challenges, and the Biden administration's plans to curb price hikes.

In a large study, the experimental Alzheimer's drug lecanemab reduced the rate of cognitive decline by 27 percent in people in the early stages of the disease.

As German Chancellor Olaf Scholz heads to China to meet with President Xi Jinping on Friday, he is under political pressure at home, and from Washington, to rethink Berlin's relationship with Beijing.

Deep-red Alabama has a primary on Tuesday. And Republican candidates are trying to prove they're aligned with Donald Trump by denying the legitimacy of the 2020 presidential election.

Robert Hur is authorized to probe "possible unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or other records."

There isn't much federal aid for students who want to learn skilled trades, but some states and community colleges now offer free courses. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Oct. 14, 2022.)

President Biden has faced a number of major setbacks to various parts of his agenda — from COVID-19 to the economy to voting rights and the rest of his agenda in Congress.

NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with political scientist Rachel Blum about what the recent battle over House speaker tells us about the far-right's influence on U.S. electoral politics.

The three-day music festival had its first run in Washington, D.C., over the weekend and featured Anderson .Paak; Ozuna; Raveena; Tyler, the Creator; J Balvin; Denzel Curry; Omar Apollo and many more.