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Richard Branson started Virgin Galactic 17 years ago to make space travel possible for his generation. This weekend he'll be on its first fully crewed test flight to space, beating Jeff Bezos by days.

The U.S. is about to undertake a national investigation into hundreds of American Indian boarding schools that operated for more than a century and served to "kill the Indian to save the man."

Racial justice protests in Portland, Ore., have quieted down since last year. The city is now grappling with whether promises for police accountability will actually take shape in the coming months.

Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about the surge of COVID-19 infections in the U.S., and the Biden administration's response.

One Black geocacher writes about harrowing encounters, such as being called "boy" and finding a cache hidden inside a flagpole flying the Confederate flag.

In Surfside, Fla., rescue and recovery crews are among those struggling with tremendous grief over the condo building's collapse. Some who do such work repeatedly have found ways to cope.

Survivor's guilt is usually associated with people who survive war. It's now consuming some people who survived a deadly disease that so many didn't. A counselor gives steps to address those feelings.

The U.S. Postal Service awarded a contract for new mail delivery trucks earlier this year. A runner-up says the USPS favored its competitor all along.

Former President Trump's false claims about voter fraud sparked a movement to restrict voting access. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Michael Waldman of the Brennan Center for Justice about the new laws.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Violet Kupersmith about Build Your House Around My Body. It's the story of a woman's disappearance in Vietnam, populated by vengeful — but not always scary — ghosts.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with commanding general of the Afghan Army, Gen. Sami Sadat, about U.S. troops being almost completely withdrawn from Afghanistan.

Eager to control costs, health systems and insurers are trying to help patients with social needs such as food and housing. Research on these interventions isn't producing evidence that it works.