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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with actress Hayden Panettiere about her new memoir, This is Me, and some of the challenges she's faced, from bullying as a child to losing custody of her own child.

Ebola survivors in Nigeria credit the nasty-tasting oral rehydration solution for their recovery. One doctor wants more attention paid to that kind of low-tech treatment.

The hours are long and the pay isn't great. But one theater in Baltimore is trying to rethink its labor practices to make theater a better workplace.

Women in Iraq's capital say crime, economic uncertainty and religious conservatism are curtailing their freedoms. As a result, many young women say they feel trapped in their homes. Some feel they had more freedoms under Saddam Hussein than they do now.

A study in the journal Science Advances reveals how polar bears manage to get wet in the cold without their fur freezing.

With Carey's enduring Christmas hit, we may be looking at a record that borders on the untouchable.

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with Blythe Danner about her new film, I'll See You In My Dreams. It is the 72-year-old's first leading role in a film.

While the community believes it's important to have a national leader, their responses reveal a void. When asked to name "the most important Hispanic leader in the country today," 71 percent said no one or that they didn't know. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was mentioned by 5 percent of respondents.

In an interview with the Associated Press, Pope Francis says being homosexual "isn't a crime" and that Catholic bishops should welcome members of the LGBTQ community into the church.

A celebration of Muhammad Ali's life that focused on children happened Wednesday in Ali's hometown of Louisville, Ky. The festival included music, dance and educational activities and intended to remind young people that they, like Ali, "can become the greatest at whatever they choose."