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Florence Nightingale once warned about a major cruelty inflicted on sick people: unnecessary noise. And despite advances in medicine, researchers say today's hospitals are still as noisy as bus stations. But at Johns Hopkins Hospital, engineers are trying to create some peace and quiet.

Foreign policy journalist Laura Rozen gives NPR's Scott Simon her assessment of the state of negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.

The violinist made a big splash in 2005, when her recording of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons became one of the best-selling albums on iTunes. Since that time, her career has only grown.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman about "Black Women Best," an economic framework challenging leaders to enact reform centered on improving the lives of Black women.

How to make three nonalcoholic cocktails that will have your guests asking for another round. Also, learn some basic tenets of what makes a delicious mixed drink (with or without alcohol).

Enrollment in two-year colleges has dropped nationwide by about 750,000 students. But degree programs in construction trades are booming.

Charities in Ukraine are overwhelmed by the millions of refugees who've been forced from their homes and are looking for safe places to stay.

The Saint Peters Peacocks made history Friday, becoming the first No. 15 seed to advance to the NCAA men's college basketball tournament's Elite Eight. But how did they get here?

Rodrigo Chaves wins an election that political analysts said was marked by a lack of voter enthusiasm due to the multitude of personal attacks that characterized the campaign.

Russian forces appear to be withdrawing in the area around Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, as they turn their attention and firepower further to the south and east.