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Researchers predict rising seas will increase severe flood risks for about 2.5 million Americans by 2050.

Exposure to heat can alter the way your DNA works, according to a new study. The effects could lead to long-term health outcomes.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is opposed to U.S. support for Ukraine in its war with Russia. So is former President Donald Trump. The issue seems poised to become a flashpoint in the 2024 presidential race.

Only a handful of aides who started in the very early days of the Trump administration have made it through the first two years. What do they share? Endurance and a tolerance for conflict.

Mulvaney said the consumer database of complaints against banks shouldn't be a "Yelp for financial services." He also encouraged lobbyists to contribute to lawmakers to get their voices heard.

The Senate Intelligence Committee has voted to move forward Gina Haspel's nomination to lead the CIA. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., about why Haspel got his vote.

Two new studies estimate psychedelic use in the U.S. and both find magic mushrooms gaining in popularity, including some folks who just want to get a little bit high, aka microdosing.

Six Voice of America journalists and a director at its parent agency have sued the Trump administration, alleging its moves to shut down the U.S.-funded network are unconstitutional.

NPR's Melissa Block talks to journalist Roben Farzad about his new book, Hotel Scarface: Where Cocaine Cowboys Partied and Plotted to Control Miami. It was a hub for Miami's exploding cocaine trade.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts placed third among Democratic presidential candidates in the Iowa caucuses. Voters in New Hampshire turn out Tuesday for the nation's first primary.