Aya Batraway is an NPR International Correspondent based in Dubai. She joined in 2022 from the Associated Press, where she was an editor and reporter for over 11 years.

Blood pressure is a fundamental data point when evaluating risk of cardiovascular disease. But a new study finds that even small missteps in how these readings are taken can skew the results.

Neither Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris is talking a lot about their own religion on the campaign trail. But people of faith and religious leaders are talking about them.

Ari Shapiro has been one of the hosts of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine, since 2015. During his first two years on the program, listenership to All Things Considered ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with producer and musician Pharrell Williams about the new movie Piece by Piece, based on his life and told through LEGO.

New York is known for its street food vendors. NPR spent time with a recently arrived migrant who is hitting the streets to sell for the first time, but has to overcome his crippling shyness.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Craig Fugate, former FEMA administrator, about the challenges the U.S. faces with the impending arrival of Hurricane Milton weeks after Hurricane Helene.

The brain's immune system is getting attention at the Society for Neuroscience in Chicago. A lot of research is now focused on the interaction of neurons, glial cells and other immune cells.

Voters will be asked to reverse a Missouri Supreme Court decision that barred charging court fees to fund some law ...

The biggest news out of college sports this weekend is that the country’s number one football team, the University of Alabama, lost to Vanderbilt -- losing for the first time since 1984!

It's less than a month until voting ends in this election, and it is going to be close. Here's what to expect from polls, politics and Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump.

Michigan contains the largest Lebanese American community and the city of Dearborn has the largest concentration of Arab Americans in the country. This battleground state could decide the election.