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Venezuela is holding a presidential election on Sunday that could bring dramatic change to the nation, if the opposition candidate can really knock out longtime President Nicolás Maduro.

States have been culling their Medicaid rolls since pandemic coverage protections expired last year. But more than a dozen states have also expanded access for lower-income people, including children.

Hurricane Helene is close to making landfall on Florida's northwest coast as a powerful Category 4 storm. It's already battering the state's west coast with tropical storm-force winds and has caused hundreds of thousands of power outages. Forecasters warn the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm surge of up to 20 feet and deliver damaging winds hundreds of miles inland across much of the southeastern U.S. Hurricane and flash flood warnings extend far beyond the coast up into northern Georgia and western North Carolina.

The return of Starliner has been indefinitely delayed, but NASA and Boeing say the astronauts will use the spaceship to get home — eventually.

Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace, has died. He was 86.

From former President Donald Trump's historic mug shot to the House speaker drama, here are moments that captured the unprecedented political drama and other powerful moments that unfolded in 2023.

Last year, NPR's health reporters dug into the science of healthy living. Here are nine things they learned that can help you embrace small shifts with big payoffs in the year ahead.

The Iowa senior now holds the NCAA women's points record. Here's how she got this far — and what it means for the sport.

The shootings in Newtown, Conn., have cast a spotlight on gun control and gun rights in the U.S. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is a supporter of the Second Amendment and the right to bear arms, but the tragedy has caused him to look at gun ownership differently. He speaks with Robert Siegel for more on his changing views.

The U.S. is among the countries bringing portable AC units to the Paris Olympics this summer since the Athletes' Village won't have any. Many athletes are worried about competing in extreme heat.