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So-called point-of-sale donations have sharply increased in recent years, bringing in hundreds of millions a year. But the requests to "round up" your bill for charity have really taken off.

For decades, tianeptine was used to treat depression, even though no one knew how it worked. But it turns out it's a type of opioid, and the U.S. is facing a spike in abuse of "gas station heroin."

Most states submitted plans to reduce planet-warming pollution to unlock federal grant money, and they proposed projects to get started. This week, the Biden administration announced the winners.

For a few weeks in late spring, thousands of fireflies emerge at the Congaree National Park in South Carolina to blink in synchrony. Scientists are trying to learn their secrets and to protect them.

The sudden collapse of President Bashar al-Assad has come as welcome news to many, but there are jitters both inside and outside the country about what will follow.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she had to consider whether she is a "feminist." She joined NPR's Mary Louise Kelly to discuss her new memoir, Freedom.

ICE detentions have surged, but deportations have not. In the past month, NPR spoke to dozens of detainees, families and lawyers who spoke of overcrowded centers in Florida lacking food and medicine.

The series Tested from NPR's Embedded podcast and the C-B-C delved into the history of sex testing and what's considered "fair" in sports.

A Ukrainian soldier and his wife describe how the large-scale Russian invasion has changed their lives and their country.

Federal workers across the United States are feeling the impact of the government shutdown. This comes after months of turmoil for federal workers as agencies have slashed their workforces as part of the Trump administration's large-scale government job cuts.