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Report from the Pew Research Center says Hispanic women in general continue to face pressure to play traditional roles, despite advances in educational attainment and entrepreneurship

Oregon schools are struggling more than others across the country to recover academic learning losses. Experts say one likely reason is a lack of statewide consistency in tutoring interventions.

The U.N. has adopted a lengthy "pact" of items for the world to address for a better tomorrow. We asked global thinkers if they'd like to add anything or give more emphasis to certain agenda items.

Dr. Mehmet Oz, nominated to run the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, will sell shares in Eli Lilly and UnitedHealth. Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, NIH nominee, will shed stock in Walmart and Nvidia.

It plays a big role in deciding which vaccines kids and adults get routinely, what's covered by insurance and which shots are made available free to low-income kids.

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about how the city has been working to reduce violent crime, now at historic lows, according to city data.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage that previously stated "Vaccines do not cause autism" has been changed to cast doubt on the scientific research that supports the finding.

Spanish authorities are preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands.

One of the 18 Americans tested "mildly" positive for the virus during the U.S. return flight. A French woman has also tested positive — she was was among five French passengers repatriated to Paris.

A historic conviction: Brazil's Supreme Court delivers a majority vote to convict former President Jair Bolsonaro over a plot to overthrow the government.