This story is part of the My Unsung Hero series, from the Hidden Brain team. It features stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. In 1990, when Karen de Boer was a ...

This year, more than 2 million Americans will hear the scary words: "You have cancer." Let's say it's someone you know. You may be wondering, What's the best thing to do or say? … Or not say? All too ...

Wimbledon's main draw begins Monday with four American men ranked in the top 13. Also, for the first time in the tennis tournament's storied history, there won't be line judges. They've been replaced ...

During World War II, the United States arrested hundreds of Japanese, German and Italian immigrants and deported them to America where they lived in camps.

Sometimes people with vital information face serious risks for speaking to a journalist. In those cases, NPR may consider granting the source anonymity. Here's how we think about it.

The state and local health departments that rely on CDC funding say the money is not coming in on time and no one can tell ...

Israel's prime minister denounced a report in Israeli newspaper Haaretz quoting Israeli soldiers saying commanders ordered ...

A ballot campaign to create ranked choice voting in Michigan could start collecting signatures within the coming months. That ...

A growing number of people who take SSRIs are saying they've suffered difficult withdrawal symptoms from long-term use, including dysphoria and sexual dysfunction.

WMUK has been honored with four awards from the Public Media Journalists Association for work produced in 2024 .

Abruptly ending tax incentives that encourage solar developers to buy American could upend a booming manufacturing sector.

In the first feature film co-directed by an Israeli and an Iranian, Tatami, an Iranian judoka must choose between her country ...