NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Mary Lovely of the Peterson Institute for International Economics about the state of the US economy and the recent trade deals announced by the Trump administration.

BMI is still commonly used to assess obesity even though research has shown it's not necessarily a reliable metric. A new study proposes doctors instead use technology that can measure body fat.

Tariffs on coffee and tea could give a boost to North America's only native caffeinated plant. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Abianne Falla, owner of CatSpring Yaupon.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Forbes healthcare contributor Bruce Japsen about the financial health of major U.S. insurers.

NPR's David Folkenflik shares what it's been like covering President Trump's contentious relationship with the media, including public media and NPR itself.

The Park Fire started in Chico’s Bidwell Park in July 2024 and quickly grew into one of the largest wildfires in California ...

We look at international reaction to President Trump's latest round of tariffs.

California kept its plan to expand food aid to undocumented adults 55 and older in 2027 after removing a proposed restriction ...

Why former Vice President Kamala Harris isn’t running for California governor. Also, rebuilding one year after the Park Fire ...

Trust in experts is down. In all kinds of institutions and professions - in government, in media, in medical science... and ...

A Miami jury decided Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly 2019 crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology. The automaker said it will appeal.

Thursday night, President Trump announced new tariff rates, and a new deadline. For weeks, the administration said that new, ...