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China and several regional neighbors are locked in a growing dispute over the status of islands throughout the South China Sea. Here's a guide to what's at stake.

Researchers are trying to figure out whether probiotics — the stuff we like to eat in yogurt to keep our guts healthy — could also help pigs, cows and chickens thrive.

Take a break from the news for a totally compelling, entirely gravity-driven race that captured hearts and minds on the Internet this week. Plus: literary parodies, because this is NPR.

Is there a difference between hail the size of a grapefruit and hail the size of a softball? NPR's Mark Memmott weighs in.

The workers went on strike after eight months without a new contract. The unions and Verizon have been unable to reach an agreement.

The report calls on the department to acknowledge its racist past to improve relationships with the community it serves.

In government-held areas, citizens queued up to cast ballots Wednesday. The vote, which coincides with the start of peace talks in Geneva, is expected to usher in an assembly loyal to the president.

The entrepreneur is specifically exploring immunotherapy treatment – getting the body's own immune system to attack cancer cells.

The U.S. has reached out to foes that include Cuba, Iran and Myanmar. Now the State Department weighs in with its annual report on human rights around the globe.

As Northeast Louisiana begins to finally dry out from the all of the recent rainfall, many people are turning their attention to their home gardens and…