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NPR's Robert Siegel talks to National Rural Health Association's Brock Slabach about a report that people in rural areas are more likely to die from the top causes of death than those in urban areas.

LANSING, MI (AP)-- Michigan’s top health official says long-term care facilities are accurately reporting the number of coronavirus-related deaths, amid…

China's health officials say the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus has risen to 5,974 in 31 provinces with 132 deaths. People are asking why it took so long for controls to be implemented.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine sorted through 10,000 studies to determine the good and bad health effects of marijuana. Tight drug restrictions impede research, they say.

Every January, we hear some of the world's tastiest acts at a one-night showcase in Manhattan. From Korean folk songs spun into glam-rock glitter to blazing Cuban brass, this year was no exception.

LANSING, MI (AP)-- The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected a challenge to deadlines set by a commission that is drawing new maps for seats in Congress and…

Also: Syria's rebels accused of killing civilians; and Utah finds a way to reopen its national parks.

MARQUETTE, MI-- The Upper Peninsula is on the map, after it was named one of the world’s 10 Best Value Destinations by travel guide book publisher Lonely…

Some Republicans are on the defensive about what they said or wrote privately after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. NPR's Michel Martin discusses that with Harvard professor Steven Levitsky.