NPR's Ailsa Chang goes on a nighttime hike in search of spiders, with Lisa Gonzalez of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

The Trump administration is considering removing aluminum from vaccines, a move opposed by most public health experts.

Deepa Shivaram is a multi-platform political reporter on NPR's Washington Desk.

Amazon is laying off 14,000 workers -- about 4 percent of its workforce. This is part of a larger trend by American companies. They're betting that they can grow without growing their workforces.

Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist who hosts All Things Considered along with Ari Shapiro, Audie Cornish, and Mary Louise Kelly. She landed in public radio after practicing law for a few years ...

Sudan's army has retreated from the key Darfur city of El Fasher after an 18-month siege amid reports of mass civilian deaths.

Gender inequality is accelerating young Japanese women's flight from rural areas to the cities, further depressing the country's already low birthrate.

The Trump administration appears to be relying on unmarked vehicles in immigration enforcement, NPR has learned.

Since Trump's election, gun groups catering to progressives and people of color report a surge in interest as they look to defend themselves in a country that, to them, feels increasingly unstable.

Hurricane Melissa is now Category 5, and the strongest storm this year as it approaches Jamaica. The National Hurricane ...

An unemployed cabinet maker robs the local art museum — then finds himself plunged into a world of cops and gangsters and ...

Reusing, planning ahead and hunting for joy, shoppers are expected to spend a record amount this Halloween. Alina Selyukh is a business correspondent at NPR, where she follows the path of the retail ...