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A hormone-blocking drug implant was prescribed for an active 8-year-old girl diagnosed with central precocious puberty. The price of one option was thousands of dollars less than the other.

Drugmaker drops cheaper version of drug, leaving patients stuck with pricier one

Kids who need hormone-blocking drugs to prevent premature puberty — or delay it if they're trans — have lost a more affordable option. The remaining nearly identical drug costs eight times more.

Matthew McConaughey, the star of <em>Dazed and Confused</em> and <em>Dallas Buyers Club</em>, isn't not thinking about throwing his cowboy hat in the race for "CEO" of Texas.

Governor run or no, Matthew McConaughey is full of campaign slogans

In a Twitter Spaces chat hosted by NPR, the actor discussed his potential run for Texas governor, where he fits — or doesn't — on the political party spectrum, abortion, Amazon unions and more.

Hundreds came out in Tijuana and across Mexico to demand the killings of Mexican journalists be stopped, January 25, 2022.

Despite decades of killings, journalists in Mexico are offered little protection

The two Tijuana journalists murdered this month had sought help from Baja California’s journalist protection program. The help never came.

Loved ones from around the world are finally reuniting with U.S. restrictions lifted

Airports across the country have been the scenes of many emotional reunions since Monday, when the U.S. lifted COVID-related travel restrictions for many countries.

Isabelita Vinuya, 88, reflected in mirror, bids farewell to Perla Bulaon Balingit in the village of Mapaniqui in Pampanga. They are two of the last living "comfort women" of the Philippines. On Nov. 23, 1944, Vinuya, Balingit and some 100 other girls and women were taken to the Red House and systematically raped by the Japanese Imperial Army.

Whatever Happened To ... The WW II Sex Slaves Fighting For Justice?

The Japanese Army systematically raped women in the Philippines. What's become of the aging survivors of this wartime atrocity in the midst of the pandemic?

Countries at the COP26 conference in Glasgow pledge to accelerate the transition to 100% new zero-emission vehicle sales.

COP26 sees pledges to transition to electric vehicles, but key countries are mum

The agreements were hailed as a major step toward decarbonizing the auto industry, but the world's largest auto markets, including the U.S., and top carmakers failed to sign on.

Every car in Michigan that was covered by insurance as of the end of October will bring its owner $400, under a new refund plan approved by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's administration.

Every Michigan driver will get $400 for each vehicle they own, the state says

The money comes from a projected $5 billion surplus held by a nonprofit that reimburses auto insurers for very high personal injury medical costs.

Ed Sheeran pictured at the 68th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin in Berlin, Germany in February 2018 in Berlin, Germany. The singer announced he tested positive for COVID-19 just days ahead of the release of his fourth album.

Ed Sheeran tests positive for the coronavirus, which may mean he won't perform on SNL

The singer said he'll do as many planned interviews and performances from home as possible, but it's unclear what that means for his just-announced gig as Saturday Night Live musical guest on Nov. 6.

Bobby Everson and a letter he wrote to his family while he was incarcerated in the Special Management Unit at the new U.S. penitentiary in Thomson, Ill.

How the newest federal prison became one of the deadliest

Federal prisoners said to be the most dangerous are sent to a special unit at an Illinois penitentiary. NPR and The Marshall Project have uncovered violence, abuse and a string of inmate deaths there.

Part of a collage of images of Scott Simon reporting for NPR News from Cuba, San Salvador and Iraq.

Opinion: As NPR Turns 50, Scott Simon's View From Behind The Microphone

As NPR celebrates 50 years on the air, host Scott Simon reflects on how the network has grown, and his time travelling the world, covering wars, famines, elections and more.

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