The nonpartisan Senate official whose office determines if legislation fits within the rules of the chamber dealt Senate ...

The Supreme Court allowed South Carolina to remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though ...

They toil in mines, tend crops, scrub floors. An author of a new report on child labor points to great progress in reducing ...

America's Interstate Highway System cut through the hearts of many downtowns when it was built in the 1950s and 1960s, leaving a legacy of inequality and urban impoverishment.

More than 15 million American adults say they have ADHD, and about half of them received their diagnoses as adults.

As the Trump administration moves to strip the name of civil-rights icon Harvey Milk from a Navy ship, critics worry the decision is part of a larger backlash against LGBTQ+ people. Steve Walsh from ...

The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, better known as LIHEAP, is under threat. WBUR’s Miriam Wasser tells us how ...

The Trump administration announced on Monday that it wants to do away with a Clinton-era regulation known as the Roadless Rule, which put protections on huge swaths of federal land across the country.

The Supreme Court released decisions Thursday on Planned Parenthood, DNA testing and the First Step Act geared towards bringing down certain prison sentences for nonviolent drug crimes. Here & Now ‘s ...

As the Trump administration pushes against diversity, equity and inclusion and some corporations are scaling back their Pride ...

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. says the U.S. will stop funding GAVI due to safety concerns. GAVI is a public-private partnership that vaccinates children in some of the poorest countries.

Polygenic embryo screening promises to identify the risk of developing conditions like cancer, obesity and autism.