There's lots of data to show cardiac troubles spike during holidays amid the mix of merrymaking, travel and stress. But there are ways to spot the signs of trouble before it's too late.

The nativity scene in St. Peter's Square comes from a different place every year. For Pope Leo's first Christmas as the pontiff, this year's display comes from Salerno, Italy.

New Orleans is the first US city with real-time facial recognition: If you're wanted and walk past one of the system's cameras, it could flag you. The twist: it's a private system, and even though the ...

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Australian gun control advocate Rebecca Peters about the aftermath of the Bondi Beach shooting and gun control in Australia.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Mahmood Mamdani about his new book, "Slow Poison," a firsthand report on the tragic unraveling of Uganda's struggle for independence.

Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner's son, Nick, has been arrested after his parents were found dead inside their California home Sunday. Nick Reiner's bail has been set at $4 million.

Some Republicans are joining frequent critics of President Trump in denouncing a social media post in which he disparaged filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife after their deaths.

A mass shooting that left 15 people dead at Sydney's Bondi Beach was "a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State," authorities said Tuesday.

Director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner died in an apparent homicide. What's next in the investigation? NPR's A Martinez asks former homicide prosecutor Matt Murphy.

A dozen former FBI agents are suing the agency after being fired for kneeling during 2020 protests in D.C. A Martinez speaks to Mary Dohrmann, a lawyer representing the agents in this case.

Florida's top elected officials, all Republicans, say they will work to stop the Trump administration's plan to open new areas in the eastern Gulf of Mexico to oil drilling.

From tear-jerkers to mic-drops, NPR's music critics share the 2025 lyrics that made them laugh, cry and hit replay.