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Reports: Lance Armstrong Has Told Livestrong Staff He's Sorry

by: Mark Memmott

Cycling superstar Lance Armstrong, who has been stripped of his many victories because anti-doping authorities say he used performance enhancing drugs throughout his career, has reportedly told the

by: Allison Aubrey

If you live in a college town, you may have noticed campus coffee shops are still buzzing late into the evening.

It was a long road to the Supreme Court. On the way, Justice Sonia Sotomayor faced a diabetes diagnosis, her father's death to alcoholism and her cousin's overdose.

by: Bill Chappell

Temperatures will continue to rise in America, "with the next few decades projected to see another 2 degrees [Fahrenheit] to 4 degrees [Fahrenheit] of warming in most areas," according to the lates

by: Ben de la Cruz

Evidence of loss remains even three years after a massive earthquake claimed the lives of as many as 200,000 people in Haiti.

What Do You Pack For A Seven-Year Trip?

by: NPR Staff

Paul Salopek is already a well-traveled journalist — a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner who has spent most of the past two decades roaming across Africa, Asia, the Balkans and Latin America.

by: Richard Knox

It's no news that the U.S. has lower life expectancy and higher infant mortality than most high-income countries.

by: Mark Memmott

"City Center officials announced Wednesday that this weekend's Saratoga Arms Fair will go on as scheduled, despite pleas from opponents who want the event canceled,"

by: Scott Hensley

Binge drinking is something many people want to shrug off.

But officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say it's a public health problem that deserves more attention.

Can You Get A Flu Shot And Still Get The Flu?

by: Rob Stein

This year's flu season started about a month early, prompting federal health officials to warn it could be one of the worst in years. They're urging everyone to get their flu shots.

by: Tom Gjelten

President Obama's choice of John Brennan to lead the CIA appears to be less controversial than

by: Mark Memmott

President Obama will announce today that he plans to nominate John Brennan to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency, an administration official with knowledge of the decision tell

by: Dina Temple-Raston

Humaira Bachal, 25, has become a crusader of sorts.

by: Curt Nickisch

Among the new members of Congress sworn in this week was Sen. Elizabeth Warren. And within days, the Massachusetts Democrat could become her state's senior senator.

by: Ailsa Chang

The latest figures show December was another month of steady, moderate job growth.

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