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The order by Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the bid to reassess an agreement in Baltimore may signal that the Trump administration plans to scale back investigations and reopen past deals.

Dr. Vivek Murthy tells NPR: "The reality is that loneliness is a natural signal that our body gives us, similar to hunger, thirst. And that's how important human connection is."

An obscure bit of brain tissue appears critical to both out-of-body experiences and our sense of being anchored to a physical self.

Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf says parliamentary elections will be held by mid-February, a signal that the state of emergency rule he declared could soon end.

It's likely President Hassan Rouhani will cite the unrest as a reason for reform while hardliners could use it to justify a crackdown.

A new study finds that too little sleep boosts a signal in the body that may drive a stronger desire to eat. It's the latest evidence linking sleep deprivation to overeating and increased body weight.

Scientists have recreated a pathway that senses pain, using clusters of human nerve cells grown in a dish.

NPR correspondents recap how funding cuts, layoffs and leadership and policy changes in the second Trump administration are affecting the Departments of Defense, State and Health and Human Services.

Kemmerer, Wyo., is on the front line of America's energy transition, with its coal plant slated to close and a nuclear plant in the works. But some think the rush to quit fossil fuels is impractical.

(1942 -) the American composer, singer, director, film-maker, choreographer and legend in her own lifetime, still composing and creating