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In modern-day Jordan, a 1500-year old mass grave sheds light on the lives of people affected by the Plague of Justinian.

Authorities say the bodies of eight backcountry skiers have been found and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California. Six others were found alive.

As millions of Muslims begin observing Ramadan, NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Aya Khalil and Nadine Presley, authors of two new children's books about this holy month.

The Food and Drug Administration's about-face comes a little more than a week after the agency refused to consider the company's application to market the new kind of influenza vaccine.

Makengo Nzeza was arrested by federal agents on January 23. During his weeks-long absence, members of his church raised money, provided meals and arranged rides for his wife, who was recovering from an emergency C-section, and for his four young children.

This hour, we’re joined by Ashley Bouder, former principal dancer for the New York City Ballet and newly appointed executive director of Eastern Connecticut Ballet.

Un cardiólogo latino de Saint Francis Hospital en Hartford afirma que las comunidades deben tomar medidas preventivas para manejar su salud cardíaca.

Former U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winner Tracy K. Smith joins us to talk about the power of poetry to create connection.

About 40 people are dead and more than 100 are injured after a fire ripped through a New Year's Eve party at a Swiss ski resort bar. Authorities are still investigating what caused the blaze.

A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.