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Fans and relatives of the late Ozzy Osbourne converged to pay their final respects to metal star in his home city.

A Palestinian American doctor says it's now much harder to enter Gaza with medical supplies. He places blame on Israel, Egypt and the U.S. for failing to improve the humanitarian situation .

Over a month after the Ebola outbreak was declared in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and aid is beginning to arrive but too slowly, as officials warn of "brutal geographic expansion" of the virus.

It's called visceral leishmaniasis. It's spread by sandflies and fatal if left untreated. Fortunately, a new drug regimen holds promise.

President Trump's 2020 State of the Union address took theatrics to a new level. We look at what that bodes for his Tuesday address to a joint session of Congress.

Photographer Elliott Erwitt has been taking pictures for more than half a century. His latest book, Elliott Erwitt's Handbook, culls from his prodigious collection of photos featuring hands in a myriad of gestures and uses. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Erwitt about the philosophy of taking a picture -- what you see through the viewfinder when taking a photo, and what you see later, after the moment has passed and the photo is developed.

Leprosy is one of the least contagious diseases around — and perhaps one of the most misunderstood. The colonies are relics of a not-too-distant past when those diagnosed with leprosy were exiled.

JaQuel Knight, choreographer of iconic routines for Beyoncé, Megan Thee Stallion and others, is working to copyright his dances in hopes it will keep corporations from profiting off them unfairly.

President Trump has called for a 25% tax on all imported steel and aluminum. That could give a helping hand to domestic steel and aluminum producers, but also raise prices for US businesses and consumers.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Romanian poet Claudiu Komartin. "We might have to invent some new words because of the atrocities," he says.