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A federal appeals court ruled a transgender boy may sue the school board for discrimination because it banned him from using the boy's bathroom. Attorney Joshua Block talks to Lourdes Garcia Navarro.

On the second anniversary of the decision that overturned Roe v. Wade turns two, there are some surprises. The number of abortions is up, and medication abortions are more than 60% of abortions.

Scientists are trying to decode how the trillions of microorganisms in our gut talk with the brain and shape our resilience to stress. A new study offers some initial clues.

Wilmer Vasquez died at just 29 years old after suffering heat illness during the hottest year on record. His brother, Yonatan, says climate change played a big role.

In Brazil, year-round epidemics of what is known as “breakbone fever” are becoming the norm, weighing heavily on healthcare systems and pushing leaders to look for new solutions to combat the disease.

NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with musician and composer Ameen Mokdad, about his album The Curve, which he composed while living under ISIS occupation in Mosul, Iraq.

President Biden’s executive moves to severely limit asylum for those entering the U.S. without authorization are being met in immigrant communities with a mix of confusion, angst and disappointment.

Now that the presidential primary season is well underway, the picture is getting clearer for Democrats. More state primaries are to come — including Missouri and Michigan next Tuesday.

In a move to get Europe's attention, Turkey is busing migrants to the border crossing with Greece, but many say Greek officials are just taking their belongings and sending them back.

The number of new coronavirus cases are dropping across China. But some say they won't be able to forget how leaders decided to cut off the city of Wuhan to stop the virus from spreading.