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Major League Soccer wants to be taken more seriously. Yet MLS still lags behind the top European leagues. Bringing Lionel Messi to play in America could change that.

Parents who refuse to have their children vaccinated live near others who do the same, a study finds. That increases the risk that children will become infected, even if they've had their shots.

The NASA probe that has spent the past 13 years making countless discoveries about the ringed planet and its moons was taken out of orbit and sent plunging into Saturn's atmosphere.

The president's State of the Union address made a bold pledge. But his 2019 budget proposal calls for massive cuts to foreign assistance programs that address AIDS.

Wondering how to prepare for sleep disruption? Should you take melatonin or other sleep aids? Here's answers from researchers and seasoned travelers — including NPR's international correspondents.

The rationale was to address "mismanagement, fraud, and misaligned priorities." Former USAID official Jeremy Konyndyk said reversals and inconsistences in the cancellations created "total whiplash."

Free speech scholars say ABC's decision to suspend Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely represents "jawboning," when government officials pressure private companies to suppress speech.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ken Kuttner, economics professor at Williams College, about the Federal Reserve's next expected interest rate hike. It would mark the eighth increase since March of 2022.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that fish and sea lions are tying up Congress' rush to adjourn. Top lawmakers also concede that confirmation of top Bush cabinet members may be late, given the drawn-out post-election.

It's been an eventful 365 days for Kurt Searvogel. He got in two crashes, got married, had a heart scare — and averaged more than 200 miles of biking a day, topping a 75,065-mile record set in 1939.