There is only one school in the U.S. where you can learn how to make customized glassware used in cutting-edge scientific experiments.

The decision comes days after police killed Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, N.C. Both dashcam and body-cam footage of the shooting depict the confrontation.

When news broke the NSA might have been hacked, suspicion fell on Russia. Now some analysts think an NSA insider might have been involved.

Congress has one job to do this month before its October recess: Make a deal to keep the government funded past Sept. 30. That hasn't happened yet.

In the past 50 years, better medical care and healthier habits have greatly reduced the risk of dying young from heart disease. But the obesity epidemic threatens to reverse that happy trend.

In Springfield, Ohio, a new school is trying to turn the tide of decline. But local leaders say keeping young people from moving away is key to economic revival.

In Santa Barbara, the demand for senior housing is so great the wait list is now closed. For many of those seniors, their only safe living option is in their cars.

NPR Books editor Petra Mayer was in the Manhattan neighborhood on Saturday when she saw what looked like a pressure cooker on the sidewalk. Suddenly she found herself at the heart of the night's news.

As it transitions away from manufacturing, Springfield relies more on lower-paying service jobs. For many, a middle-class life is out of reach. But some see signs of hope for the local economy.

Drug czar Pablo Escobar's son studied to be an architect. But his late father's notoriety interfered with business, so today he urges kids to stay away from drugs.