President Trump has cancelled the livestreaming of the execution of the man behind the Fort Hood attack. A U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution told NPR that Trump ...

As Jayeleauna Lewis listened to an automated voice system describe the unauthorized charges on her food assistance card, a pit formed in her stomach. She pictured her 3-year-old daughter and their ...

Fall has only just begun, but it's already time to start thinking about the quintessential winter bug: the flu. The annual flu season usually starts in October or November. But this year, it looks ...

Measles is the most contagious disease known. It can rip through a population without immunity like wildfire. Just look at what's happening in Pennsylvania, says Patsy Stinchfield, executive director ...

The belief that heat can benefit the mind and relieve psychic suffering has a long history across human societies. But when Eva Hilland scanned the scientific literature for the kind of evidence that ...

A new Pentagon study focusing on the future of warfare is raising ethical concerns about its authors' potential conflicts of interest. Last week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced "Project ...

The Davidson County Chancery Court in Nashville ordered Tennessee prison officials to preserve all evidence in connection with last week's botched lethal injection of Christa Pike, including log books ...

Cornell University's president has said the institution "must do better" following a civil lawsuit filed in recent weeks alleging a gang rape at a fraternity house in 2024. In an eight-minute video ...

On today's episode of WNYC's new popup advice show, journalist and producer Nayeema Raza, host of the podcast "Smart Girl, Dumb Questions," leads a conversation about the tough odds, medical choices ...

Tyrome Launderville was 9 years old and he didn't understand what was happening the day his mother and father put him in the family car at their home in Iowa and drove him to foster care. He was ...

Never miss a story or episode from Life Kit. Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get our journalism delivered directly to your inbox. In 2012, psychologist Cindra Kamphoff was running a marathon.

Hear selections from new film scores by saxophonist Colin Stetson, Los Angeles-based cellist and composer Kelsey Lu, New York composer Nico Muhly, and New York-based London-born composer and producer ...