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Scientists are asking people to contribute samples of their gut microbes to help figure out how those microbes affect human health. But ethicists say sharing that information, as well as the personal health data that make it useful to researchers, poses risks. That's especially true for children.

Ukrainians have watched the U.S. exit from Afghanistan with dismay and are desperate to hear reassurance of support as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Washington, two former U.S. diplomats write.

Some scientists say discrimination against gay and lesbian government employees during James Webb's tenure as NASA administrator should preclude him from having a telescope named in his honor.

Joe Biden has a long personal relationship with law enforcement, dating back to his work on the 1990s crime bill. But it's not clear those ties will help him in the current debate over police reform.

Welcome 2 America, the first posthumous album from Prince after his death in 2016, was released Friday.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with filmmaker Ekwa Msangi about her new movie, Farewell Amor, which tells the story of a family reunited in New York City after 17 years apart due to visa issues.

Fires are destroying huge swaths of forests and causing mass evacuations throughout Oregon and California. NPR discusses the latest.

Colorado hospitals are on the verge of a crisis as COVID-19 cases are rising. New Mexico and Utah are not far behind.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul about the summit between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The new young adult novel centers around Echo, a Black woman from Cleveland who becomes the first in her family to attend college.