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Mario Ramirez Garcia, 10, works on schoolwork at home on April 23, 2021.

Will less homework stress make California students happier?

A bill would require schools to come up with homework policies that consider the mental and physical strain on students.

Skills on Wheels, an Indiana University program, features a carnival where participants can play games, eat food, and connect with manufacturers for free wheelchair repairs.

Wheelies look fun, but they're a serious skill for kids in wheelchairs

It takes skill and practice to navigate the world in a wheelchair. This summer program teaches kids how, one wheelie at a time.

Activists wearing eye masks hold posters reading "Repeated deepfake sex crimes, the state is an accomplice too," during a protest against sexually abusive deepfakes in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 30.

South Korea investigates Telegram over alleged sexual deepfakes

South Korea is investigating sexually abusive deepfakes allegedly shared on the messaging platform Telegram. Officials say the company is complying and has removed some content.

Luke Thornhill and his mother, Nancy Richardson, in an undated photo.

2 years and counting. Inmate says medical delays still plague federal prison in Oregon

A federal prison in Oregon says it's made a dent in the backlog of prisoners' medical requests after a scathing DOJ report. One prisoner, Luke Thornhill, says that can't be farther from the truth.

Workers at the U.S. Embassy in Havana leave the building in September 2017. New research out of the National Institutes of Health finds no unusual pattern of damage in the brains of Havana syndrome patients.

In Havana syndrome patients, NIH scientists find no physical trace of harm

The mysterious ailments that became known as Havana syndrome left no physical evidence of injury or disease, according to two government studies.

Kayode and Christiana Alabi both competed in table tennis at the Paris Paralympics. They each had polio in their childhood, growing up in Nigeria.

Sports brought hope — and love — to these Paralympians who had childhood polio

Athletes who contracted childhood polio share their stories of how they overcame the consequences of the disease — and what sports means to them.

Shaboozey, seen here at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York, has spent 10 weeks at No. 1 on the pop chart with his first hit, the smash "A Bar Song (Tipsy)."

Shaboozey's hit 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' is No. 1 again, and joins an elite club

A 10th week at the top of the Billboard pop chart is quite an accomplishment. Before the 2000s, that was the rarest of feats. In the days of streaming though, it's become more common.

Taylor Fritz of the U.S reacts after defeating Frances Tiafoe during the men's singles semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships on Friday in New York.

Taylor Fritz wins match to become first American man in a U.S. Open final since 2006

Taylor Fritz surged with a six-game run against a fading Frances Tiafoe, also of the U.S., to come out on top 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 and reach his first Grand Slam final.

Nearly 300 readers shared their disability stories with NPR. This is what they want you to know about living with a disability.

What NPR readers want you to know about living with a disability

To celebrate Disability Pride Month, NPR readers tell their disability stories and share what they wish other people knew about living with a disability.

Critics have said the promotional materials for the film It Ends With Us glamorize domestic violence.

The movie 'It Ends With Us' faces criticism for glamorizing domestic abuse

Critics say the film, an adaptation of Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel of the same title, paints a love story — not a picture of domestic abuse as portrayed in the original work.

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