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Dance teachers, health researchers, urban planners — they all have a desire to get people moving. But globally, exercise rates have remained stagnant.

Michigan House Republicans are looking to do away with the state’s clean energy standards.Their new energy plan would get rid of an overhaul passed in 2023, meant to push the state away from fossil fuels by the end of the next decade. It would also scale back some changes made in 2016 to limit energy waste.

President Trump has been voicing his frustration with the Spanish government's opposition to the war in Iran. But far from backing down, Spain's prime minister is happy to walk into the spotlight.

The Michigan Senate passed five bills aiming to help with medical debt on Wednesday.The package would require hospitals to create financial assistance programs to help some low-income patients. Those would be available to people whose unpaid bills in one year total more than 30% of their annual income.

The killing of Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei raises questions about whether the U.S. as a democracy should be in the business of assassinating foreign leaders.

Gains made in Gaza ceasefire slide as Trump's attention turns to Iran war and Israel tightens its siege

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sam Vigersky, an international affairs fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, about the humanitarian impacts of the war in Iran.

Last year, the U.S. upended foreign aid, slashing budgets and programs. Those that combat gender-based violence were hit hard, experts say, and the impact is evident in a women's shelter in Honduras.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with costume designer Ruth E. Carter, who is now nominated for the fifth time for an Academy Award, about her career and work on the movie Sinners.

The war with Iran stretches into a second week. Is the U.S. winning, and is President Trump looking for an off-ramp?