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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Dr. David Epley about the rise of myopia and the reasons why, especially among children.

As the movie "Oppenheimer" plays in theaters across the country, families affected by fallout from atomic testing in New Mexico are pushing Congress for compensation.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with puzzle master Will Shortz and winner, Brian Cahill of Los Angeles.

Malaria is still a worry in Sarasota, Fla., where officials recently confirmed the seventh locally transmitted case so far this summer. A 39-year-old woman describes her symptoms and hospital ordeal.

Mayor Suyapa Jaqueline Trejo wanted music education for the youth of Macuelizo and a better quality of life for her town. Her municipality was strapped for cash. So she came up with a novel idea.

Longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen's party was assured a landslide victory thanks to the effective suppression any real opposition.

Scores of wildfires are burning across Greece. A wildfire burning on the Greek island of Rhodes has forced authorities to order an evacuation of sites including seaside resorts full of tourists.

As Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021, a teenager got separated from his family at the airport and wound up on a plane without them. He's been living on his own in the U.S.

In a short statement, Netanyahu's office said Israel's leader would be placed under sedation. A top deputy, Justice Minister Yariv Levin, was to stand in for him.

Former president Donald Trump's legal troubles are mounting. But his support among potential Republican caucus-goers in Iowa does not seem to be waning.