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NPR recalls times throughout U.S. history when Americans either rejected or embraced public health messaging and discusses how public health officials could improve messaging in the pandemic.

One of the nation's oldest Civil Rights organization warns the Trump administration's policies have thrust the country into a "state of emergency" for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and black economic advancement.

Vice President Harris said in a speech Tuesday night that women's rights are under attack as the Supreme Court appears ready to overturn Roe v. Wade, according to a leaked draft opinion.

Allan Sui is Mall of America's first Asian Santa Claus. He talks about his love for the holiday spirit and the need for representation.

Mark Dickey, 40, was more than 3,400 feet deep inside a Turkish cave when he began to suffer from stomach bleeding. Dozens of cave rescuers have joined to transport him out of the cavern.

Some 13,000 Afghans and Iraqis who worked with the U.S. are awaiting visas they were promised. NPR's Quil Lawrence looks at a case involving an Afghan interpreter who was in the thick of the fighting.

A new report by an Israeli watchdog group ties an Israeli firm to a covert online campaign intended to sway crucial Democratic lawmakers to continue backing Israel’s campaign in Gaza.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian says there are lessons from the Revolution that hold true even today, 244 years after the shot heard 'round the world.

Unauthorized immigrants often do manual, low-paying jobs, and employers say they have no choice but to hire them. But the White House and advocates for lower immigration say the law is the law.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Andy Guess of Princeton University about a new study that finds that older Americans are more likely to share fake news than their younger counterparts.