Springfield Ballet announces its new season; The Gillioz hosts The Rising Revisited, a reimagining of Bruce Springsteen's post-9/11 album; the Film Foundry hosts a filmmakers showcase; a new book explores the history of the Springfield Art Museum; and we pay tribute to the great Dolly Parton.
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An NPR investigation found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat much more often than official counts show. We explore the reasons why — and how lives can be saved.
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A recent study found that many women treated for recurrent UTIs didn't have UTIs at all. Instead, their symptoms were caused by hormonally driven inflammation and pelvic floor dysfunction.
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The Trump administration announced a deal Friday to develop a vast amount of Venezuela's oil reserves, with the U.S. taking a majority stake. Energy experts say there are many reasons to be skeptical.
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The annual "anything goes" performing arts festival featured more than 4,200 performances this year. These are the ones we're still talking about.
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Singapore has unveiled a national initiative built entirely around its collapsing birthrate. Some demographers say the plan includes policy ideas that could help American parents.
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Trump says U.S. struck a deal to take control of 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil, U.S. and Iran resume exchanging strikes, funding at the top of the agenda as House reconvenes.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with music journalist Alan Light about the posthumous release of a new Prince album, "Timeless"
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China and Nepal continue to grapple with the devastation left by catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border, as rescuers search for the missing and assess widespread destruction.
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NPR's A Martínez asks the United Nations' resident coordinator in Nepal, Lila Pieters Yahia, what more is needed to aid flood victims there.
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Dry eyes are a very common chronic eye condition among women in perimenopause and beyond. Here's why you shouldn't ignore it.
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Closing arguments are scheduled for Monday in the trial of Tupac Shakur's killing. The rap icon was gunned down in 1996 near the Las Vegas Strip in a gang-related altercation.
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MLB player Jose Iglesias, known as "Candelita" will be joining the Broadway show Buena Vista Social Club onstage.
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The House returns Monday for one week before heading back home. At the top of the agenda is a bill to extend government funding past the midterm elections.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Democratic Rep. Glenn Ivey of Maryland, as the House reconvenes this week with a stopgap spending bill on the agenda.