Mammograms should start at age 40, according to the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce. And a new study finds hormone therapy for menopause symptoms is safe.

A wave of political assassinations has swept across Mexico during this election season. One candidate was violently killed on her first day of campaigning.

Restaurant earnings and pricing tell us the economy is still troubled by inflation but not badly enough for consumers to give up eating out.

Campus protests have mushroomed across the U.S. in recent days but the protest movement actually started in October, not long after Israel began its war against Hamas in Gaza.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMU listener Joshua Green of Columbia, Maryland and puzzle master Will Shortz.

Nearly seven six months into the war between Israel and Hamas, the conflict seems headed for an open-ended Israeli military presence in Gaza.

A Charlotte, N.C., family is chronicling the removal of thousands of bees from their home.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with director Caitlin Cronenberg about her first full-length feature film, "Humane," about a future where people must sacrifice themselves to make life on earth sustainable.

U.S. support for Israel in its war against Hamas could be a wedge issue in November's elections.

Genetically modified seeds for purple tomatoes hit the market for home gardeners recently. But how did a purple tomato get splashed across the cover of a seed catalog specializing in non-GMO plants?

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Sudan-based reporter Zeinab Mohmmad Salih for an update on the violence in Sudan.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government has voted unanimously to shut down the local ...