It's an age old practice that's having a moment right now. But is there anything to the health claims? Scientists say sauna is more than hot air.

Iran fired missiles toward Israel Friday, Israeli officials say, after Israel launched fresh strikes on Tehran and hit Beirut's southern suburbs overnight.

Chicago native Jennifer Hudson is among the singers performing at a memorial for the civil rights leader who died last month. Former presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Joe Biden will speak.

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The 20-something billionaires who run Kalshi and Polymarket are battling it out to be the top prediction market company. Observers and former insiders say the feud is just heating up.

Former Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska, talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the state of politics and his life after being diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.

For StoryCorps, Lance Jackson speaks with his former music teacher about how her lessons led him to a career as a professional organist.

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas said late Thursday he was withdrawing from his reelection race, after having admitted an affair with a former staff member.

The Pentagon said in a statement Thursday that it has "officially informed Anthropic leadership the company and its products are deemed a supply chain risk, effective immediately."

The Justice Department has published additional Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor after an NPR investigation found dozens of pages were withheld.