For months ahead of the World Cup, states and cities have been preparing to protect travelers and local communities from potential threats including foodborne illness and infectious diseases.

It's been a chaotic scramble to find the new leader of California. After former Vice President Kamala Harris decided not to run, there hasn't been a clear candidate to pick up from Gov. Gavin Newsom.

County Commissioners served a notice of intent to sue under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Tuesday. It alleges the plant’s former and current owners violated the federal environmental law while storing coal combustion residual waste in contact with groundwater.

A program focused on HIV prevention specifically for adolescent girls and young women ended following funding cuts by the Trump administration. What do women who benefited from DREAMS have to say?

To prevent flooding, people in Western North Carolina are turning to a traditional basket weaving ingredient.

As the second week of the French Open unfolds, tennis hall of famer Lindsay Davenport shares her takeaways from tennis' second grand slam and Serena Williams' comeback announcement.

The disgraced former congressman allegedly bet on whether he would appear at the State of the Union address, prompting federal investigations.

Work rules for sick people on Medicaid will be stricter than advocates had hoped. The Trump administration released its guidance for states, which have to stand up the new bureaucracies by Jan. 1.

Wellness influencers are promoting supplements of cow colostrum, the first milk that mammals produce after giving birth, for advancing immunity and a healthy gut. Does science back up their advice?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with bestselling author Ann Patchett about her new novel Whistler.