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An investigation by NPR and the Center for Public Integrity has revealed widespread and persistent gaming of the system that's designed to measure and control the coal mine dust that causes the deadly disease.

These stories are good for sharing any day, but they must be shared today, in honor of The Purple One's passing.

A 27-year-old Queens rapper took a defining hip-hop practice and reinvigorated a subgenre, in New York City and beyond.

Critics argue that people planning to live through an atomic blast aren't focusing on the real and current dangers posed by nuclear threats.

No neighborhood was hit worse in Katrina than New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward and it's been one of the slowest areas to rebound. There's still an effort to attract new residents and businesses there.

Lizzo was nominated across five of the night's top categories, including best new artist. Billie Eilish is also up for that coveted prize along with Lil Nas X and Tank & The Bangas.

There's a lot of room for dangerous misunderstanding when doctors and public health officials talk to diverse groups about COVID-19. Health literacy projects aim to dispel confusion in all languages.

An investigation by NPR and the Center for Public Integrity found federal regulators and the mining industry are failing to protect miners from the excessive toxic coal mine dust that causes black lung. The disease is now being diagnosed in younger miners and evolving more quickly to complicated stages.

NPR offers a selective preview of what Hollywood has in store at theaters between Labor Day and Thanksgiving.

U.S. Olympic heptathlete Annie Kunz says tracking her monthly cycles and learning she needs to eat more and get more naps when she's fatigued has already improved her athletic performance.