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The war in Iran has roiled energy markets. Oil has spiked, natural gas is soaring in Europe and Asia, and gasoline prices have seen their highest one-week jump in years.

Western states have some of America's lowest fertility rates. The rapidly rising cost of housing is playing a role.

The blood-sucking critters are capable of thriving along the West Coast, according to new research, though experts don't exactly know how they're picking up the bacterium that causes the illness.

Noel King speaks with sports pyschologist, Kanyali Ilako about why mental health is just as important as physical health for athletes and should be treated similarly.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: two great newsletters, FX's The Bear, and more.

Judging by the relentlessly average, borderline uninspired season opening episode, this 48th season of SNL is off to a bumpy start, writes our critic Eric Deggans.

Pat Duggins has covered nearly 100 space shuttle mission, but until recently, he's kept his feet planted firmly on the ground. Duggins recently got his first chance to enjoy zero gravity while aboard the sub-orbital flight known as The Vomit Comet. The parabolic flight creates the feeling of weightlessness.

Inflation hit a new, 40-year high in June, with consumer prices up 9.1% from a year ago. Gas prices were a big part of this, but the cost of essentials like food and shelter are also rising rapidly.

Stephenson Nursing Center has been county-owned since 1854, but its future is still being debated as it recovers from financial setbacks tied to the pandemic and past billing and coding errors.

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson is facing scrutiny over his biography, which states he was offered a scholarship to the U.S. military academy at West Point. It turns out, Carson never applied to the academy, his campaign said Friday.