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Exposure to heat can alter the way your DNA works, according to a new study. The effects could lead to long-term health outcomes.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Palestinian American writer and clinical psychologist Hala Alyan about the dangers of dehumanizing the Palestinian people.

A Supreme Court ruling gives the Trump administration space to strip this status from hundreds of thousands more people from the few remaining countries with this program.

Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday, Black Friday... will all the steals and deals be enough to actually boost the nation's economy? To find out, host Michel Martin speaks with Sudeep Reddy of The Wall Street Journal.

The unemployment rate for transgender people is double that of the general population. A new program aims to change that. It's all because of a trans woman who's employed trans people for years.

More people struggle with alcohol or drugs than have cancer, and 1 in 5 Americans binge drink. It all costs the nation $420 billion a year. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says we know how to help.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Dr. Imran Lodhi (IM-ron LOH-dhee), who joined the relief effort for 33 million Pakistani flood survivors. More than 1,000 people have died since mid-June.

Thousands of people trying to leave Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula are trapped by ethnic conflict. The peninsula is held by the Sri Lankan government. The territory just to the south is in the hands of Tamil Tiger rebels.

NPR's David Greene speaks with Monsignor Arturo Bañuelas, who's been visiting El Paso reunification centers after Saturday's shooting to offer help to those affected, including undocumented residents.

A plan backed by President Trump could force far more unhoused Americans into long-term treatment for addiction and mental illness. Experts fear people who aren't dangerous could be swept up.