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1960s pop star Connie Francis has died. The first female singer to chart a No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, she sold over 40 million records before the age of 25.

A dangerous heat dome is coming to the Midwest and East Coast. It's particularly risky because it's happening early in the season, before many have acclimated to summer heat.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to a pastor and parishioners at East Washington Heights Baptist Church about crime in Washington, D.C., and whether the National Guard deployment helps or hurts the city.

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Howard Bryant discuss the week's top sports stories, including the Ivy League calling off their season because of the pandemic.

A quarter of the 445 publicly traded companies in California don't have any women on their boards. Opponents say the law is unconstitutional and confusing for companies incorporated in other states.

Her parents were in exile from South Africa. She went to an international school in Kenya. And she never expected to wear the tiara.

Canada and China hit back swiftly after Trump's sweeping tariffs took effect Tuesday, raising fears of a global trade war. International markets, meanwhile, continued to slide.

The Internet abounds with myths about the relative risks of flu and flu shots, maybe partly because it's an annual shot and nobody likes needles. Here's the latest on what you might need — and why.

A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds Americans believe Trump has divided the nation in his first year as president. But people who backed him in 2016 continue to stand firmly behind him.

Twenty percent of people who fall and break a hip after age 50 die within a year, and women are at greatest risk. But you can reduce the odds of falling. Here's how.