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A long-acting implant has gained approval from an FDA advisory committee. It could soon become the latest on a very short list of medical options.

In Hawaii, the Coast Guard is leading a large search for 12 service members who were believed to be aboard the transport helicopters.

When a patient had a colonoscopy that was covered by insurance, the doctor assumed she wouldn't care how much the test cost. He couldn't have been more wrong.

NPR reporter Jason Beaubien talks about his trip to Ghana to report on river blindness — and how a farmer who lost his vision is still able to weed his garden.

March 21 is especially popular — it's got five "international days," from World Poetry Day to International Day of Forests.

For the second year in a row, the Oscar nominees for acting categories are decidedly — white. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with film critic and interviewer Bobby Rivers about the pallid list.

The new stadium planned for the Los Angeles Rams will be among the most sophisticated in the NFL. But what does the deal bring to a city that was without a team for more than 20 years?

The new Spanish parliament looks very different than its predecessor. The assembly now has its first black MP, a physicist who uses a wheelchair and a record number of female lawmakers.

Coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady deservedly get a lot of praise for the success of the New England Patriots. But there's another name crucial to the organization that not many know.

Tsai Ing-Wen claimed victory in Taiwan's elections Saturday. Mainland China has threatened war if Taiwan declares independence, and Tsai has pledged not to provoke the island's powerful neighbor.