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What is it that makes you...you? NPR's Shankar Vedantam explores new research that suggests the labels we use to categorize people affect not just who they are now, but who they'll be in the future.

In some cities, people have fallen in love with motorized scooters. The Los Angeles Times reports some people in that city have damaged scooters, throwing them off balconies or in the ocean.

A look at the "white people food" trend that's caught on with millennials in China.(Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on June, 25, 2023.)

A service in car-dependent LA is attracting lots of clients. Chuck McCarthy is an actor who started a people walking business. For $7 a mile, he'll take humans on walks. He chats but mostly listens.

Three experimental Zika vaccines protected monkeys against infection from the virus, an encouraging sign as research moves into studies in people.

Some counties in Southwest Florida are opening safe havens for homeless people, and those who feel their homes may not be safe during Hurricane Helene. Sixty-three people stayed at two safe havens in Lee County from Wednesday through Thursday morning.

“Conversion therapy” that aims to make people who are gay – straight - may soon be banned for young people in Florida. A proposed bill in Tallahassee…

The suspect in the Austin bombings has been described as "troubled" by police and media. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Code Switch reporter Gene Demby about people's reluctance to call him a terrorist.

No food for you! The Center for Consumer Freedom is airing a humorous television ad featuring the Soup Nazi made famous on the TV sitcom Seinfeld. The group is encouraging people to take more responsibility for their weight. Hear NPR's Renee Montagne.

An estimated 15 million people are threatened by floods that happen when glaciers melt rapidly. Nepal's Himalayan communities are on the front lines.