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If you're procrastinating working out, here's one less excuse. Short gym sessions can be enough to build meaningful strength — as long as you push yourself while you're there.

Constitutional law scholar Kim Wehle talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about her book "Pardon Power," exploring how the pardon system works and why.

Millions of Americans are under air quality alerts as wildfires burn in Canada. Experts say the weather pattern could change by early next week, and stress the need to take precautions until then.

California approved a rule limiting rail pollution to aggressively cut greenhouse gas emissions in the state's latest move to establish itself as a global leader in the fight against climate change.

The Justice Department is seeking emergency relief from the U.S. Supreme Court in a Texas case involving limited access to the abortion drug mifepristone.

An estimated $2 billion has been spent on television campaign ads this year. That's, by far, the most ever spent in one election year, including presidential campaigns.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michele Steele of ESPN about the Wimbledon finals, a series of scandals at Northwestern University and the FIFA women's world cup.

Their workload has doubled. They don't go home when their shifts end lest they infect family members. But they say it's worth the sacrifices to lend a hand in the fight against COVID-19.

In the pages of a DC Comics anthology series, Tim Drake — the third young man to assume the role of Batman's sidekick, Robin, has a "lightbulb moment" realization — but his journey is only beginning.

Yael Eisenstat, who was in a leadership position at Facebook in 2018, says people within the company have been warning for years about disinformation and how extreme voices are boosted on Facebook.