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Americans aren't getting enough sleep in general. But if you live in Minnesota or South Dakota you have a better chance of getting enough shuteye. And people in Hawaii are most sleep-deprived.

For a show whose host has dual U.S.-Canadian citizenship, a new policy prompts criticism — and jokes — north of the border.

During his tenure leading the United Nations from 1992 to 1996, the Egyptian diplomat sought to restore the organization's standing.

The Government Accountability Office says that Homeland Security's BioWatch system, deployed in 30 U.S. cities, has issued dozens of false alarms since its introduction in 2003.

The French disease fighter had a healthy fear of microbes. So does a new report, which worries that humankind might not be ready to fight off the next pandemic.

The inconsistencies of U.S. immigration policy is in focus in El Salvador. Two groups of migrants — Cubans and El Salvadorans — receive very different receptions at the U.S. border.

Long Lost Suitcase is not just Jones' story, but also the story of America's musical roots spreading to reach the whole planet, generation by generation.

Police say at least seven people — including five attackers — were killed. At least one of the civilians killed is believed to be a foreigner.

The latest WADA report finds that the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), track and field's world governing body, helped organize and enable doping and corruption.

NPR's Rachel Martin asks professor Staci Simonich if it's okay to eat snow. Also, our listeners called in with some of their favorite recipes using freshly fallen snow.