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The FDA has approved field trials of a genetically engineered mosquito designed to combat Zika and other diseases. But there's strong opposition in Florida where the GMO insects would be tested.

At least 30 inmates in Mississippi have died since the end of last year. The state is facing lawsuits and a federal investigation over decrepit conditions and a culture of neglect and corruption.

As Democrats wrap their third night in Chicago, the Democratic National Convention continues its message of freedom and readies itself for its final night: the speech from Vice President Harris.

Amazon's Lord of the Rings and HBO's Game of Thrones prequels should please fans of the original works. Time will tell how well the shows set up, and are faithful to, the stories they're expanding.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Neera Tanden, domestic policy adviser to President Biden, on the administration's new "Time is Money" initiative.

When it's fully completed, the Russia-China pipeline will span more than 5,000 miles, connecting Siberian gas fields to cities in northeastern China that currently rely on coal.

Michele Norris talks with Richard Ragan, North Korea country director for the World Food Programme, about famine in North Korea. It's the lean season before the harvest and the country has mobilized nearly all of its citizens to work in the fields. Meanwhile, the WFP is falling short in its food reserves.

The middle class has shrunk faster in Midland, Texas, than nearly anywhere else in the U.S. Overall, more people are getting rich than falling behind. But extreme booms and busts make life precarious.

President Biden has $52.7 billion to invest in U.S. semiconductor manufacturing plants. But there's a big shortfall in workers for the new jobs.

The VA West Los Angeles Medical Center was supposed to be a home for old and disabled soldiers. After decades, it's being transformed into a community for at least 1,200 chronically homeless veterans.