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Universities are offering students an alternative to the typical on-campus and off-campus living options: living alongside seniors in a retirement community.

NPR's senior political correspondents break down what they're watching on Election Day across the country.

The pandemic changed how and where the world works, leaving behind a lot of empty office space. One entrepreneur is starting to plant the seeds of a partial solution.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Republican Congressman Don Bacon of Nebraska about what a Blue Wave would mean for Republicans.

A look at how voting is going on Election Day, and what states to pay attention to as vote-counting begins.

We check in on a Georgia polling place. The state has become a battleground in recent years.

Author and painter Maira Kalman is out with a new book called Joy , exploring all the things that bring her fleeting happiness and why sorrow is a necessary counterpart to joy.

Detroit native Juan Atkins has died. He's known as the "godfather" or "originator" of techno music.

For the first time in decades, there's no pro-coal candidate for Navajo Nation president. Coal has been an important part of the economy, but voter sentiment is changing.

Ancient Egyptian mummy remains were once marketed as medicine. Research finds at least some of these products came from real human remains and that mummy materials keep bodies preserved for millennia.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's vision to transform the economy and draw tourists collides with his long-running war against Yemen's Houthis

New research suggests that spiders reach an active REM-like sleep state, similar to humans.

Open enrollment for the Affordable Card Act marketplace opens Nov. 1, just two days before Election Day, putting healthcare in sharp focus the same year millions have lost coverage.

President Trump has had harsh words for NATO since the beginning of the war with Iran. Eight months later, the situation may be settling down, as NATO allies look for ways to take on a greater role.

Another wave of suspected cyberattacks targeted European supermarkets and fridges. NPR has been investigating what appears to be a pattern of similar attacks going back as far as the spring.

In Washington, President Trump delivered his last expected public address, pushing a weaving message to the public about why they should support Republicans.

Prosecutors still have not said if they will seek to re-try Clancy after a mistrial was declared two months ago. The judge heard arguments on Monday that could decide Clancy's fate.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer about AI assistants and lightening the load of emotional labor.

A short ceasefire in a corner of southern Ukraine gives respite to the residents of a besieged frontline city where Russian drones usually hunt and kill civilians.

There's a lot of data coming at Americans from polls, predictions markets and political chatter. But it's important to take that information in with caution as much of it isn't predictive.

Smaller theaters mean a show is less expensive... but there risks.

For the second week in a row, southwestern states are seeing widespread flooding. Roads and schools remain closed in many areas and governors are requesting federal emergency funding.

Researchers have been chasing the dream of a cancer vaccine for decades. Some recent successes with mRNA technology are garnering excitement from patients, doctors, government and investors.

One patient in a small trial is experiencing the fantasy results so far with an mRNA pancreatic cancer vaccine. She shows no evidence of the cancer that was supposed to kill her years ago.

The U.S. has become more politically polarized, but research shows people overestimate their differences and there is 'messy middle' majority of Americans who share overlapping political views.