Search results for

Americans are healthier today than they were 20 years ago. But increases in obesity and diabetes threaten to overwhelm the progress we've made on smoking, violent crime and deaths from heart disease and strokes.

Just 1 percent of the population accounted for 21.8 percent of all U.S. health spending in 2009. And just 5 percent accounted for half the total spending.

The explosion in Quetta is aimed at Shiite women and children; two bombings last month killed nearly 120 Shiites in the same city and injured scores more.

Recent economic forecasts are predicting Colorado will continue to see recovery and job growth through 2012. However, according to a new report released…

The prospect of holiday parties fill some with dread. But mastering the art of small talk can make conversations with strangers more enjoyable. Debra Fine shares her tips for getting through holiday parties unscathed.

The company's third crewed spacecraft took off from Florida early Friday.

Colorado can resume using the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine now that federal regulators have lifted an 11-day pause on the shot, state public health leaders said.

Forget the sugary Muzak that permeates malls this shopping season: Jim Nayder of The Annoying Music Show offers holiday tunes with attitude, including a howling "O Holy Night."

Andy Goldsworthy, a sculptor best known for impermanent works in nature made of leaves, rocks and even ice, has created a permanent slate structure for the National Gallery of Art. To do so, he studied optics and physics to create a series of domes that should stand forever without any cement.

As the head pastry chef to five U.S. presidents, Roland Mesnier has dazzled White House visitors for 25 years. Now he's retiring. NPR's Renee Montagne visits Mesnier.