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Over two years, author Po Bronson interviewed more than 900 people who had weighed what Bronson calls "the most obvious and universal question on our plates as human beings." Bronson turned the interviews into a book, "What Should I Do With My Life?" On Morning Edition, he describes what he learned; and in an exclusive interview with NPR Online, he shares some life-change revelations, including his own.

NPR spoke with 30 small groups of people around the country about what they'd want other people to understand about their community — and what they want to understand about others

The state of Ohio says it's continuing to try and reach out into communities to increase vaccination among people of color. The number of Black people...

Did you remember to buy sugar, gravy mix, and celery for your stuffing?

Organizers say putting the event together has made people — including the organizers themselves — re-examine preexisting ideas.

The powerful storm forced tens of thousands to evacuate their homes. At least four people in Taiwan and one person in mainland China were killed.

The number of people living in extreme poverty continues to plunge despite slowing global growth, the World Bank says. More than 1 billion people rose out of poverty between 1990 and 2013, it says.

When researchers challenged people with heart disease to perform some stressful tasks, those who took a popular antidepressant had fewer symptoms related to low blood flow to the heart. The findings, though preliminary, suggest another avenue for treatment.

Loneliness in older people can predict declines in health and an increased risk of death, a six-year-long study found. People over 60 who feel lonely had a 45 percent higher risk of death than those who weren't lonely.

Genetic differences explain more of the wide variation in drinking habits among people with low incomes, while higher-income people tended to drink alike.