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A medical laboratory technician shows a suspected monkeypox sample at the microbiology laboratory of La Paz Hospital on June 6.

Epidemiologists warn the U.S. reaches a critical moment to contain monkeypox

Cases in the U.S. are 10 times higher than they were a month ago. Researchers advise that the coming days and weeks will be crucial as to whether the outbreak can be contained.

Costa Rica's Ian Lawrence, right, vies for the ball with U.S. player DeAndre Yedlin during their FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 CONCACAF qualifier match in San Jose, Costa Rica, on Wednesday.

The U.S. men's soccer team qualifies for the World Cup despite its loss to Costa Rica

The U.S. will learn on Friday which three nations it will face in the group stage of the World Cup, which starts Nov. 21. The men's team returns after a 2018 loss that broke its qualifying streak.

In a new CDC survey, almost half of teens reported consistently feeling sad or hopeless, with certain groups showing a tougher impact from the pandemic.

The kids are not all right. The CDC finds mental health among teens has declined

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Kathleen Ethier, director of the CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health, about a new survey on teen mental health.

Smino returns with his new J. Cole collaboration, "90 Proof."

Heat Check Roundup: Smino, Ayra Starr, Ghais Guevara and more

This week's Heat Check selects come largely from iconoclasts who have already zeroed in on their individual aesthetics: a singsong rap soulman, an alté sensation a noise-rap radical and more.

Defying preelection polls, a divided Brazil heads to a presidential runoff

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the left-wing former president, won more votes than right-wing incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, but not enough to win outright in the 11-candidate race.

A demonstrator holds a sign about the U.S. census outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., in 2019. The Census Bureau has stopped all work on President Trump's directive to produce a count of unauthorized immigrants that could be subtracted from a key set of census numbers, NPR has learned.

Census Bureau Stops Work On Trump's Request For Unauthorized Immigrant Count

The Census Bureau has stopped trying to produce a count of unauthorized immigrants, ending the agency's role in Trump's bid to alter census numbers used for reallocating House seats, NPR has learned.

Jim and Susan Helton sit int he back of a car outside a hotel in Fort Myers, Fla. Their home in Fort Myers beach was destroyed by Hurricane Ian.

After Ian demolished their home, a Florida couple wonders where to go

Fort Myers Beach was one of the places hit hardest by Hurricane Ian. Jim and Susan Helton are two of the many whose homes were destroyed. Now they don't know what's next.

Defaulting renter with facemask receives letter giving notice of eviction from home on wooden table

Detroit-based organizations will get $12 million to provide legal representation to Detroit-renters facing eviction

The Gilbert Family Foundation announced it will give $12 million to three Detroit-based organizations over three years. The money will provide Detroit renters facing eviction with legal representation.

Leaked documents suggest the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe. What would that mean for Michigan?

A 1931 law in the state means abortion would likely become illegal — but only once the Court's decision is official.

Americans are being inundated with messaging about a surge in crime rates. But the reality is more complicated.

Stories about crime are rife with misinformation and racism, critics say

We've heard again and again that crime is rising. But the reality is far more complex, in part because of how we define crime in the first place.

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