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Christopher Murray, a medical doctor and economist, is changing that. A new book looks at his efforts — and why advocacy groups initially were upset by his findings.

Organic farmers say they need crop varieties that were bred specifically for conditions on their farms. Clif Bar & Company decided to back their cause with up to $10 million in grants.

In eastern Tunisia, a man oversees a field of anonymous graves for migrants who died trying to sail to Europe. Despite the danger, two of his own sons made the journey in a desperate search for work.

A new Pew Research Center survey finds people worldwide are divided on whether life is better today than it was 50 years ago. Economic strength tends to predict greater satisfaction, but not always.

With the resignation of Minnesota's Al Franken, Republicans may have just been handed a possible takeover opportunity in a state President Trump lost by just 40,000 votes.

Students will return to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School this week for the first time since a gunman killed 17 people. On Sunday, the school is holding an orientation day.

The University of Maryland Baltimore County men's basketball team beat the No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament — by a lot. NPR's Michel Martin talks with UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski about the win.

Orange County, Calif., is under federal court order to deal with a worsening homelessness crisis. But plans to set up new emergency shelters in affluent coastal communities face stiff opposition.

President Trump says "there will always be change, and I think you want to see change." Already he's had more Cabinet turnover in 433 days than 16 of his predecessors had in their first two years.

Investigators are still trying to determine why a man in Austin, Texas built and detonated a series of deadly bombs over the past month. Authorities have continued trying to find the bomber's motives.