NPR recently changed how reporters talk about immigration on air and in pieces for the website. Tony Cavin, NPR's Managing Editor of Standards and Practices, talks us through some of this guidance.

Thousands of undocumented workers have received deportation protections under the Biden administration in exchange for participation in labor investigations. The future of the program is uncertain.

Rates of suicide attempts have increased significantly for certain groups. Researchers found that some of the most effective strategies to combat the issue are not intended to help with suicide risk.

California's insurance industry was already in crisis. Now the wildfires in the Los Angeles region may upend efforts to ...

Colleagues are remembering the soap opera star for her "quick wit" and presence on set. She died after a long illness.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks to researcher Rikke Jeppesen about her work on how sea otters, which were hunted to almost near extinction, have been able to thrive by eating up to 120,000 crabs a year.

In Italy, questions swirl around a possible deal between Elon Musk's Space X company and the far-right government.

What happens when wild fires reach the city? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with fire historian Steve Pyne about the ways in which the fire threat is changing.

Saber teeth — the large fangs of saber-tooth cat fame — are fearsome. They evolved at least five times in predators that are now extinct, but there's been something of a mystery as to why.

In recent weeks, there's been a debate among conservatives over the H-1B visa program. State Department data shows that workers from India received the majority of H-1B visas issued last year.

Hearings for President-elect Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees begins on Tuesday and ramp up on Wednesday. Here's what to look for.

The Tiny Desk Contest is NPR Music's annual search for the next great undiscovered artist.