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Fierce competition to get children into the top schools has spawned an aggressive parenting culture named for a traditional-medicine treatment in which chicken blood is injected to stimulate energy.

In his new book Red Roulette: An Insider's Story of Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in Today's China, Desmond Shum writes about the disappearance of his ex-wife in China.

The cancer risk is linked to exposure to toxins at ground zero. But the group is also more likely than the general public to survive, perhaps because of the comprehensive care they receive.

The pandemic has made people more open to seeking help, a new survey finds, but cost and difficulty in finding a mental health care provider are still big obstacles.

The spray-painted image of a girl with a balloon sold for $1.4 million and then partially self-destructed. This time "Love is in the Bin" is expected to sell for well over $5 million.

NPR'S Rachel Martin talks to New York City Councilman Justin Brannan about how his district is recovering from the damage of last week's rain and flooding. He represents District 43 in Brooklyn.

Guns N' Roses was the victim of BottleRock Napa Valley music festival's strict 10 p.m. curfew. The plug was pulled on the group, but stage amps and the crowd kept the song "Paradise City" going.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Kristin Myers, editor in chief of the personal finance website The Balance, about federal unemployment programs that expire on Monday.

Schools in Oakland, Calif., regularly report lower reading levels for Black and Latino students. A parent advocacy group has been demanding the district do better.

Officials in Nebraska recently stopped publishing county-level coronavirus data — citing privacy concerns. Public health experts say that's false and creates a dangerous blind spot.