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A program in Brazil that gives a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates.

Officials have not yet released the names of the 14 people killed in the New Orleans New Year's Day truck attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories.

Why the FBI believes Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the suspect behind the deadly New Orleans attack on New Year's Day, acted alone. And, how Mike Johnson's House Speaker vote could get derailed.

It's a new setback in the country's political crisis, which began one month ago, when Yoon Suk Yeol briefly put the country under martial law.

Drinking alcohol raises the risk of developing seven types of cancer, according to a new advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.

Traditional farmers around the world are walking away from millions of acres of land where they once grew crops or grazed animals. It's provoking mixed reactions.

The number beats the previous record, set in 2023, as a recent report also points at a peak in the number of deaths recorded in the dangerous Atlantic migration route.

Villagers in Syria's Golan Heights have told NPR that Israeli troops have raided their homes and confiscated weapons. Israel says its military operation in the area is to ensure border security.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Marlon Sorge of The Aerospace Corporation, which researches space debris issues including who is responsible when man-made objects fall from space.

Long distance migrations can take a lot out of energy, but one kind of bat has found some assistance. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 2, 2025.)