A recent biodiversity meeting acknowledged the serious problem of deforestation while a new report on global environmental threats to trees offered a startling estimate.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with U.S. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf about the agency's process for regulating artificial intelligence in healthcare.

Before this week, most of the McDonald's ice cream makers could only be fixed through the machine’s manufacturer. The Digital ...

The casual dining chain, which saw dozens of its U.S. restaurants close this year, said its financial woes stem from the coronavirus pandemic.

Bill Siemering is 90 years old. You may not know his name, but he was one of the founding members of NPR’s board of directors.

Ice cream machines at McDonald's famously break frequently. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to journalist Jason Koebler from 404 Media about a new exemption that allows third parties to fix them.

California voters have favored statewide wage increases in the past, but recent polls show a majority of likely voters aren’t ...

Spending on campaign ads is up $1 billion from four years ago, according to data from AdImpact, analyzed by NPR. The state ...

Undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as kids, who have legal status as DACA recipients, can buy subsidized health plans through Obamacare starting Nov. 1. But 18 states are suing to stop it.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the unemployment rate remained steady at 4.1% and 12,000 jobs were added to the U.S.

The golden mussel’s appearance in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is its first confirmed detection in North America — and it ...

U.S. employers added just 12,000 jobs last month — but the number was depressed by a machinists' strike at Boeing and ...