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Washington's largest state-run psychiatric hospital has been cited and fined for failing to protect workers from assaults by patients.

Fresh water quenches thirst almost instantly, but salt water doesn't. New research shows how cells in the gut and on the tongue help the brain keep just the right concentration of salt in our bodies.

A flood of migrant families and children arriving at the Southern border is straining the U.S. immigration system. Authorities say daily apprehensions are at the highest levels in over a decade.

Last November, NPR aired a story about Gert Berliner and how his toy monkey helped him reconnect with family separated by escaping Nazi Germany. Berliner died Wednesday at 94.

Four former Idaho attorneys general have released a letter urging the state House to kill a bill that would increase the signature requirements to place…

Boeing invited members of the media, airlines, regulators and pilots to Washington state in a bid to assure them that the 737 Max is safe to fly. The aircraft were grounded after two deadly crashes.

David Greene talks to James Gray, a British Member of Parliament who backs Brexit, about Prime Minister Theresa May agreeing to quit if a Brexit deal is passed.

The latest effort to end the Affordable Care Act has raised concerns that millions could lose health coverage. Steve Inskeep talks to GOP Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana about the future of the ACA.

At least one person was seen falling from the building, as a large crowd on the street watched people try to climb down using ropes or cables.

Evangelical Christian book retailer LifeWay is closing its stores by the end of the year. Some lament the stores' end, while others say LifeWay sells too narrow an understanding of Christianity.