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UNICEF says one child is injured or killed in Gaza every 10 minutes. This is the story of a 12-year-old boy shot by Israeli forces while he was trying to get food aid.

Only seven states have legalized human composting as a burial practice. That's why 29 percent of the bodies brought to Recompose, a composting facility in Seattle, come from out of state.

The two fastest-growing groups of eligible U.S. voters — Latinos and Asian Americans — also have the lowest voter registration rates. Advocates are trying to boost sign-ups for a healthier democracy.

In a fever dream of a retelling, America's new reigning king of satire has turned a loved classic, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, upside down, placing Huck's enslaved companion Jim at the center.

The pickle-shaped bottom feeders may reduce the amount of microbes on the seafloor that could potentially sicken coral, scientists suggest

There are rumblings that U.S. health officials may start encouraging Americans to wear face masks to cut down on asymptomatic spread. But with continued shortages, it's not clear how we'd do that.

The Comstock Act is the latest front in the fight over reproductive rights. Here's what you need to know about the 1873 law and the consequences if it's enforced the way some conservatives would like.

NPR photos show the Gaza Strip's biggest hospital in ruins after an Israeli raid. Israel says the siege only targeted militants. Palestinians recount a different story.

NPR's Juana Summers talks to Team USA BMX racer Alise Willoughby about her expectations for Paris and her training partnership with her husband, the former BMX racer Sam Willoughby.

Olympic organizers are defending the participation of two boxers who failed a gender eligibility test last year. Here's what to know about the key players, conservative outcry and official response.