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As cancer among younger people spikes, more patients are raising young children. The emotional and financial challenges can be intense.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Mosab Abu Toha, a poet from Gaza, about his family's experience in northern Gaza, where the Israeli military is intensifying its ground operation.

A juvenile humpback whale nicknamed Sweet Girl died near the main island of Tahiti. That spurred an effort to change how fast boats can travel during whale watching season.

Loren Rhoads -- the author of "222 Cemeteries to See Before You Die" -- acts as our cemetery travel guide this Halloween season. They have the most beautiful gardens and fascinating monuments.

In parts of the U.S., more than half of pregnant women facing severe addiction are also exposed toxic to the toxic animal tranquilizer xylazine, a threat to them, their fetuses and newborns.

Seventy-two hours after Friday's devastating earthquake in war-torn Myanmar, time may be running out before the focus of the relief effort shifts from rescue to recovery.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Pastor Jamal Bryant of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church about leading a movement to swear off shopping at Target for Lent.

A new series from Radio Diaries remembers controversial broadcasters in American history, including Joe Pyne, who paved the way for in-your-face radio hosts like Rush Limbaugh.

In 2019, Louisiana's fourth graders ranked 50th in the country for reading. Now, they're 16th. Here's how the state, and one rural district, pulled it off.

NPR's Scott Simon is dazzled by the turn of the seasons, especially the color of the leaves.