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A language school in Brazil is connecting its students to seniors in Chicago, so the students can practice their English.

Hospitals around the country are connecting patients with caregivers in a powerful new way, using simple pen and paper to give patients room to share…

Commuters on the Washington, D.C., metro often tell Lamour Rogers that his booming voice brightens their day. This story originally aired on Sept. 7, 2015 on All Things Considered.

NPR's Melissa Block interviews Buzz Bissinger about his profile of Caitlyn Jenner in Vanity Fairand her gender transition. She is formerly known as Bruce, an Olympic gold medalist in the decathlon.

When President George W. Bush asked New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson to travel North Korea on a diplomatic mission he took a group of experts with him.…

Research shows that suppressing melatonin production through excessive night lighting, especially blue light, leads health effects including an increase in certain endocrine-related carcinomas. It is now well known that circadian disturbance causes a 20–30% increase in breast cancer rates, and a similar increase in prostate cancers. We discuss the nexus between light pollution and human health, the environment, and public safety with part-time Naples resident, Dr. Mario Motta.

Florida has 1.6 million military veterans, but just a fraction is getting the services they've earned.That's why the state Department of Veterans’ Affairs…

Authorities announced on Monday that they are looking for Ahmad Kahn Rahami, 28, in connection with Saturday's bombing in the lower Manhattan neighborhood of Chelsea. Twenty-nine people were injured.

An anti-Muslim film is being blamed for eruptions of violence in the Middle East, including an attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya that killed four people. The film's producer has disappeared. His identity as well as the film's financing and promotion are shrouded in secrecy.

The mezzo-soprano discovered opera as a 22-year-old pre-med student. She took "a crack at a singing career" and has been at the Metropolitan Opera for 25 years. Now she's helping emerging singers.