Kerr County, Texas, experienced the worst of the flooding and has seen the highest death toll. NPR's Juana Summers describes the scene where she arrived Monday morning.

Medicaid programs go by so many different names across the country that advocates and experts warn people may not know they're losing their coverage until it's too late.

A century after a famous trial that centered on the teaching of evolution, science continues to be at the center of contentious public debates.

The U.S. men's national soccer team came into the Gold Cup missing many of its usual starters — but, in their absence, a 21-year-old bleach blonde Mexican-American winger named Diego Luna stood out.

Families in the U.S. and much of the world are having so few babies, national populations are set to shrink and age. The trend is changing American politics and fueling the rise of global populism.

President Trump has begun releasing letters announcing new tariff rates that would go into effect on Aug. 1.

Battles between herders and farmers over access to land in Nigeria's fertile central region have led to violent clashes and no easy answers.

Elon Musk says he is launching a new political party. It comes after Musk's explosive breakup with President Trump. Musk has been critical of Republicans' support for Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill." ...

One debate that's sure to draw a lot of strong opinions and hot takes — does listening to an audiobook count as reading?

RFK Jr. stunned the global health world when he said the U.S. would halt funding the group that helps provide vaccines to many low-income countries. The study he cited is seen by others as dubious.

In the Texas Hill Country, crews continue the difficult task of searching for people killed in last week's flash flooding. Dozens were killed and dozens are missing. It's difficult and draining work.

Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies meeting for their annual summit had hoped to downplay any differences with ...