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When disaster strikes in a country like Bangladesh, first responders are often regular folks who happen to be on the scene. Now they're getting training so they can face the risks and save lives.

In our annual tradition, we revisit our talk with Tom Rush about his iconic "Child's Song" and give a shout-out to some 2015 graduates.

Millions of people would lose tax credits that allow them to buy health insurance, unless a stopgap measure is passed.

Over the past few months, case tallies have dipped toward zero, only to bounce back up. Health officials worry the outbreak could never end if people keep hiding cases and dead bodies.

Chimps are the closely related to humans and have been the preferred animal for biomedical testing.

We revisit our 2011 conversation with the legendary performer, who is now living in a memory support community in Nashville.

The new standards are aimed at improving fuel efficiency and lowering emissions for medium and heavy-duty trucks.

In this installment of our Weekend Reads series, author Meg Medina selects Skila Brown's novel in poems Caminar, which follows a young boy who survives the slaughter of his village in Guatemala.

Led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, tens of thousands of government officials, soldiers and students performed yoga in New Delhi Saturday for the first-ever International Day of Yoga.

The murders of parishioners at an AME church in Charleston are the most recent example of violence visited upon an African-American church — but it's not the only instance.