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The UAW launches a historic strike against the Big 3 automakers. Florida's health department touts its own COVID booster recommendations. The death toll soars to 11,300 from flooding in Libya.

A new report warns that outdoor workers are at risk of lost wages and dire health consequences if greenhouse gas pollution continues. People of color are especially vulnerable to harm.

People who were addicted to OxyContin or lost loved ones who were addicted to the drug expect very little in compensation from the multibillion-dollar Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement.

William and Diana Gutierrez lost their lives to COVID approximately two months apart last winter. We take a moment to remember their lives.

For every U.S. mission with NASA astronauts, a family from Texas has sent a bouquet of roses to NASA's Mission Control Center to show support to those who keep the astronauts safe.

Half or more of U.S. households say the financial impact of the pandemic has been serious. An NPR and Harvard survey found Houston households were affected the most, especially Blacks and Latinos.

French philosopher Denis Diderot was the driving force behind one of the first compendiums of human knowledge, but his contributions have been largely lost to history. Now, the anniversary of his birth has prompted calls to reinter his remains in Paris' Pantheon, alongside the likes of Voltaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Some of the biggest Oscar snubs were recognized at Sunday's Independent Spirit Awards. For the second year, television shows and performances were also celebrated.

The alarming rise of fentanyl-related deaths in Colorado may revamp drug enforcement. Those dying often think they're taking another drug that turns out to be fentanyl. Who should be held accountable?

NPR's Lelia Fadel talks to trauma surgeon Amy Goldberg, who says Americans are so desensitized to gun violence that the only way to cut through partisanship is to look at graphic photos of victims.