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In April the EPA established new, legally enforceable limits for PFAS contamination in drinking water. It also set aside another $1 billion to help local governments with cleanup.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to executive leadership expert Cindy Solomon about why CEOs of big companies are staying on the job longer — or why companies are asking them to return to the job.

President Trump is expected to sign legislation to toughen penalties for fentanyl traffickers -- but is also withholding roughly $140 million in approved grants to fund fentanyl addiction response.

Texas Christian University's women's basketball team has had so many injuries it had to forfeit games and hold an open try-out for walk-ons.

Microwave or air fryer? Grill or slow cooker? An investigation into how to cook hot dogs for the most flavor and the most joy.

The nomination comes after months of interim leadership at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Scholars dismiss the Russian leader's claims as a "mythical use of history." For one: Ukraine overwhelmingly elected a Jewish president, and has a relatively small right-wing movement.

The Trump administration says it will end cost-sharing payments designed to help low-income Americans get health care. Trump is also expected to make an announcement on the future of the Iran deal.

There's a new fear from climate change: bacteria and viruses buried in frozen ground coming back to life as the Arctic warms up. We went digging in permafrost to find out how worried we should be.

NPR's latest survey finds the contact tracing workforce now tops 70,000, a dramatic increase in the last two months. But to meet the growing demand, new federal funding will be key.