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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after being shot during a campaign speech Friday in western Japan.

Because people with Down syndrome are very likely to develop Alzheimer's, they are ideal candidates for experimental drugs meant to halt the disease.

Ohio Department of Health leaders say they expected lower vaccination rates in the youngest approved age group. They also say they haven’t received many questions from concerned parents.

NPR journalists followed Yousef Al-Kurd and his family for months as they fought for the medical care that could save his life.

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd, will be sentenced on federal civil rights charges as part of a plea deal and will likely serve addition time behind bars.

A litter of endangered red wolves was recently born in captivity. There are about 250 red wolves in the U.S. and these four were an unexpected surprise because the male was thought too old to breed.

Nuclear power is having a moment, fueled by a desire to move away from more polluting power sources. But critics say the technology has too much baggage and isn't necessary for a clean energy future.

The Filipino government has ordered the online news site Rappler to shut down, but the publication's founder, Nobel Prize winning journalist Maria Ressa, says she plans to fight the order in court.

Invasive green crabs are destroying marine ecosystems in the United States. A New Hampshire distillery is making crab-flavored whiskey to take them on.

WNBA star Brittney Griner plead guilty to drug charges in Russian court Thursday.