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John Ruwitch is a correspondent with NPR's international desk. He covers Chinese affairs.

A study finds that taking aspirin regularly might increase the risk of macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in old age. But the evidence so far doesn't prove it's so.

A champion of abortion rights, the Texas gubernatorial candidate reveals she terminated two of her pregnancies — once because her life was endangered.

A Tennessee family invented a new surname for their kids, completely different from their own, and discovered that their state's law bars them from doing that.

Updated 6:50 p.m. Widespread and severe weather possible this evening. Strong winds, large hail, torrential rain and isolated tornadoes are possible as…

Construction has finally begun on the long-in-development, 110-acre Oak Grove Village mall project, near Fort Campbell. John Null explains the hold-up and…

The National Transportation Safety Board has released a special investigative report on the safety of agricultural aircraft operations. National…

The storm may not have had the intensity of other Gulf hurricanes of recent years, but its slow movement and wide coverage area create their own problems.

Every summer, French vacationers abandon an estimated 100,000 pets as people head off on long vacations. They say it's too expensive to find someone to care for the animals, and they can't bring them along. A campaign against the practice is under way.

The tornado that struck the town of Gaylord also left more than 40 people injured. The governor has declared a state of emergency.