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Author Mara Altman got tired of hiding her hairy, sweaty self from the world, and set out to reframe the shame in her latest book of essays — part memoir, part scientific exploration, part manifesto.

"It's really important to my sanity that I can get work done on the train," a working mother told researchers, discussing her commuting routine.

International press organizations are criticizing the media attacks in Nicaragua, which include torching a radio station, stealing equipment and cutting off TV networks.

A standoff is heating up between the Trump administration and local leaders who are trying to open facilities where people can use opioids under the eye of medical staff.

Hundreds of thousands of refugees languish in the camps. UNICEF estimates that more than half the refugees are children. Some aid groups have warned that these children could become a lost generation.

School is set to start in Detroit next week, but the drinking water has been shut off. The district found 16 of the 24 schools tested showed elevated levels of lead and copper in the water.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Vladimir Kara-Murza, who Sen. John McCain selected as one of his pallbearers. Kara-Murza is a Russian dissident, whose work was supported by McCain.

This week we've got new music from Punch Brothers. They brilliantly merge the sounds of bluegrass with that of modern classical. Listeners of Live from…

Civilian federal workers are set to get an automatic 2.1 percent raise next year, but it will be up to Congress to decide the ultimate fate of the increase.

The warming climate means more intense rain and dangerous flash floods. In Austin, Texas, officials hope that letting people see the rising waters on their smartphones will help keep them safe.