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Home births make up a small percentage of all births in the U.S., but during the pandemic, they increased dramatically.

Gov, Doug Ducey has floated the idea of a $1 billion desalination project to take the salt out of seawater from Mexico and pump it back into the Colorado River.

Secretary of State of Condoleezza Rice is making her first trip to Iraq as the nation's top diplomat. NPR's Peter Kenyon is in Baghdad, and he talks to host Liane Hansen about Rice's visit and the United States' efforts to combat insurgents along the Syrian border.

Melissa Block talks with Stephen Labaton of The New York Times about an investigation into payments made to Republican lobbyists retained by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. According to Labaton, the CPB has said for many years that it's not allowed to hire lobbyists to push for measures.

The students went on to become innovators in adaptive technologies and disability rights advocates.

In the first of two reports about the health and sleeping habits of the many Americans who are working nights, we focus on one shift-worker who says he's alert at night, thanks to a rigorous sleep regimen and bright night-time lights.

A group of native Spanish speakers and educators has created a program to teach Spanish in their community and create more job opportunities for their peers who typically face barriers in the workplace.

Authorities in Iraq refer Saddam Hussein and three others to stand trial for a 1982 massacre in a Shiite village. All will face the death penalty if convicted.

The Galapagos Islands are home to some of the world's rarest flora and fauna. But the wildlife that inspired naturalist Charles Darwin's theory of evolution are threatened by humans and invasive species.

A new study outlines the causes of a dramatic decline in Chicago-area welfare cases. Researchers found that bureaucratic delays and inefficiency are in large part to blame.