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Political pressure is the reason for Kenya's progressive policies — with credit to female leaders as well as some men who have taken on the issue.

At least two people died Monday in a series of severe storms. Oklahoma was particularly hard-hit.

The White House has announced that President Obama will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima when he travels to Japan this month. The question: Why now?

We're told that it's important to keep body mass index below 25. But a study finds that for the lowest risk of death, the magic number has inched up to 27 — in the "overweight" category.

Following a string of safety lapses, the National Institutes of Health is making changes at its Clinical Center, the world's largest research hospital.

The Golden State Warriors guard, who has made a habit of launching — and making — shots from well beyond the 3-point line, is the league's Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row.

Veteran NPR editor Peggy Girshman, who died in March, wrote her own eulogy, which included personal health advice and tips for better journalism. The eulogy was read at a memorial service Saturday.

Three Somali-American men are on trial in Minneapolis for allegedly plotting to join the Islamic State. They are part of a larger case that involves six more young Muslims who already pleaded guilty.

Our appetite for the Pacific bluefin — prized for its tender, flavorful flesh — has reduced stocks to just 2.6 percent of original levels. The incentive to save bluefin is ecological — and financial.

The Billboard Hot 100 chart right now features a song that originally charted back in 1996, Ghost Town DJ's, "My Boo." Why? Because two high school students were bored in class.