A new study shows some of the strongest evidence yet that diet, exercise and other lifestyle changes can improve our brains — and reduce decline — as we age.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with former federal prosecutor Mitchell Epner about convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell's appeal to the Supreme Court to overturn her conviction.

NPR speaks with brand marketing consultant Allen Adamson about an American Eagle ad campaign featuring actress Sydney Sweeney with the tagline "good jeans." Critics say the ad references eugenics.

Trump said he's cutting short a 50-day deadline for the Kremlin to agree to a peace deal, saying Russia has less than two ...

A federal judge on Monday ruled that Congress and the Trump administration are not allowed to stop Medicaid payments from going to Planned Parenthood.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with John Spencer, chair of urban warfare studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, about why he doesn't think there is a genocide in Gaza.

Two prominent Israeli rights groups say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. NPR talks with Yuli Novak, executive director of B'Tselem, an organization that tracks human rights violations.

Two years ago, writers and actors in Hollywood were on strike. They say the deals they reached have been useful. But with less production these days, there are fewer jobs to go around.

U.N. officials say many people in Gaza are experiencing "famine-like conditions." Health experts who have studied past ...

"DACA does not confer any form of legal status in this country," said DHS assistant press secretary Tricia McLaughlin, who ...

A gunman opened fire Monday outside the largest casino in Reno, Nevada, killing three people and wounding three others before police shot the suspect and arrested him, officials said.

Heavy rains and flooding killed 30 people in Beijing, bringing the death toll from the storms in the region to at least 34.