Investors will buy your life insurance policy today — and collect the payout when you die.

What a new round of U.S. sanctions could mean after nearly six months of war with Iran — and years of economic pressure on the country.

Most evacuees have been allowed to return to their homes near burn zones in Spokane, despite concerns about lingering toxins.

DHS allegedly went undercover at community meetings, subpoenaed the financial records of labor unions, and created dossiers on people at a church gathering, according to court filings.

As the senior climate editor at NPR, when extreme weather impacts us, I often send out guidance to the newsroom to help everyone understand the role of climate change. Here's what I tell them.

Isaiah Rashad put everything into this Tiny Desk. With bashful charm, the Chattanooga rapper gives an ambitious set of his best work thus far.

A Pennsylvania summer camp helps children who have survived brain injuries. But the future of federal funding for brain injury research, as well as grants to states to help such patients, is in limbo.

President Trump's Education Department is telling schools to stop considering race when it comes to school discipline.

Playing football has long been linked to the brain disease known as CTE, but how prevalent it is is still unknown. A new study of former NFL players who died recently found that at least 25% had CTE.

A look at the new round of U.S. economic sanctions on Iran, Iran vows to retaliate, SCOTUS hands President Trump a temporary win on his efforts to restrict voting by mail.

Staffing volunteer ambulance crews in small, remote towns is perpetually challenging. In Lake City, Colorado, two new EMTs finished their training this summer; one is 18 years old, the other is 73.

Huge blazes in central and western regions of Indonesia have scorched wide areas of forests and peatland, creating a choking haze that blanketed some cities.