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Replacing "alternative facts" with a footnoted, neutral point of view. Some professors say students work harder knowing their research will have a broad audience.

Geographic inequality in life span is growing in the United States, with people in some counties living more than 20 years longer than those in others.

In China, Didi Chuxing dominates the ride-hailing market — despite Uber's attempts to break in. Now Apple Inc. is investing big in the service, ahead of a visit to China by Apple CEO Tim Cook.

Economist Mario Monti replaces the flamboyant Silvio Berlusconi as Italy's prime minister. The austere and dignified former EU commissioner and political outsider is likely to face opposition from both left and right as he tries to implement reforms and put the debt-burdened country back on track.

Chile has started vaccinating kids age 6 to 11 against COVID, one of the few nations in the world to immunize kids under 12. A handful of other countries are also giving shots to younger kids.

The FDA approved a third booster shot for people over age 65 and others at increased risk who have received the Pfizer vaccine. But what about people who received the Moderna or J&J vaccines?

The stakes were underlined by the fact that the argument went 49 minutes over the allotted time.

Across the country, healthcare workers and advocates are brainstorming ways to get the COVID-19 vaccine into the arms of the people who need it most. In…

A bipartisan bill aimed at overhauling federal prisons and reducing recidivism cleared a major hurdle Tuesday night.

For some perspective on the current tax bill speeding through Congress, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about the last major tax cuts, in the 1980s.