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At least 8,000 people have died from the flu in the U.S. this season. The good news: Easy steps you can take now to protect against the flu may also help you steer clear of the new coronavirus.

Flatiron Books, publisher of the controversial new novel, has cancelled the remainder of author Jeanine Cummins' book tour after what it called "specific threats" to both the author and booksellers.

The turnaround is welcome news after rising drug overdose and suicide rates had pushed life expectancy down since 2014. Could America be turning the tide on opioid addiction?

Senators will ask a series of questions in President Trump's impeachment trial — questions that so far have illuminated how sharply divided opinions are on how the president handled aid to Ukraine.

The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy grew 2.3% last year. That's slower than the previous year and well below the Trump administration's forecast.

A coronavirus expert tells NPR the outbreak is only getting started and the global spread will get worse — including in the U.S.

White House deputy counsel Patrick Philbin suggested there was no problem with a politician accepting information from a foreign contact "if there is credible information of wrongdoing."

A woman who had recently traveled to China passed the respiratory virus on to her husband when she returned to Chicago, CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield said.

Mudlark author Lara Maiklem scours the edge of London's River Thames looking for historical artifacts. Among her finds: Roman pottery, medieval jug handles and a 500-year-old child's shoe.

This has been a sad week for many of us who have known Bob Nave for years. Bob contributed to a number of my specials including ones about Janis Joplin,…