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Actor Tatyana Ali says her healing journey after a traumatic childbirth has inspired her advocacy for Black maternal health, including support for midwives, doulas and other birth workers.(Image credit: Manfred...

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3000x2250+0+0/resize/3000x2250!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F70%2F5e%2F828f6b814865b2bf4c37171bce5f%2Ftos-34-3.tif' alt='It's been 60 years since NBC aired the first episode of Star Trek. Above, Leonard Nimoy as Spock.'/>As Star Trek celebrates its 60th birthday, the long-running franchise is...

Indonesian rescuers said about 130 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people sank in bad weather in the Java Sea on Sunday. (Image credit:...

A young Canadian mother shares her memories of being an ISIS bride, and her harrowing escape from the extremist group.(Image credit: Illustration by Hanna Barczyk for NPR)

The Canadian singer opened up her 16-show residency in Paris at the Plenitude Arena. The entire series is sold out.(Image credit: Aurelien Morissard)

Nazira Haji Zada, a lawful permanent resident, conceded to being an "alien terrorist." It marks the first case in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court.(Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

That's a quote from former rugby star Gareth Thomas, who is HIV positive. At the International AIDS Conference in Rio this year, he spoke out about the isolation and discrimination...

A moment to remember those lost in the 9/11 terrorist attacks 25 years ago yesterday.(Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

As state governments grapple with how to determine who's sick enough to be excused from new Medicaid work requirements, some families are already struggling with what illnesses guarantee health coverage...

President Trump held talks in Dublin with Irish President Catherine Connolly and Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin during a weekend visit centered on a major golf tournament.(Image credit: Julia Demaree...