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The Brazil vs. Germany World Cup semifinal created more Twitter activity than any other recent sporting event. Host Michel Martin learns about how social media has changed the tournament experience.

When Renee Powell's premiums exceeded her mortgage payments, it was upsetting. But it's just one way health care costs rise for many voters.

Akyra Murray was the youngest person killed in the Orlando attack Sunday morning. She just graduated from high school, third in her class, and was excited to go to her first nightclub with her cousin and a friend. Her mother, Natalie Murray, remembers her daughter.

NPR examined what the president-elect has said about the 10 issues voters care most about.

Nationally, the economic toll of the opioid crisis is in the hundreds of billions of dollars. For families of addicts, the losses can include their life savings, peace of mind and a sense of hope.

The family of jailed Egyptian human rights lawyer Hoda Abdelmoniem says she is being held on unspecified charges in a women's prison north of Cairo.

Attorney General William Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein prepared a summary of the special counsel's findings after learning on Friday from Robert Mueller that his work was complete.

New technology, new safety measures, and a new relationship with Cuba are what reporter Jesse Sanchez says will be the big stories in baseball this year.

Renewable energy is taking off across the nation, but storing the energy is still a problem that is challenging companies to innovate, with solutions ranging from molten salt to ice.

A young man averted disaster after a friend took him to the nearest hospital just before his appendix burst. But more than a year later, he's still facing a huge bill for his out-of-network surgery.