A reporting trip to a sauna conference in Oslo found NPR's Will Stone in a sauna with his clothes and recording gear. In this reporter's notebook, he explains how he investigates the science behind ...

Universities have responsibilities when students report sexual assault, even if prosecutors don't bring charges. Attorney Blaine Kerr explains how those protections work.

Women are posting videos hashtagged #IAmJaneDoe to support the woman suing Cornell. Students across the country say her case raises concerns about safety on campus.

This was emphasized to people watching a Senate hearing this week, where confusion over two basketball teams was on display.

The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected last month and unemployment ticked up to 4.2%. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Betsey Stevenson, an economist at the University of Michigan.

Farmers and businesses face a looming federal ban on hemp-derived THC products. It is set to go into effect at the by year-end, threatening to upend a multibillion-dollar market for low-dose drinks.

HBO's War is intended to be an anthology series about two dueling London law firms. The first season stars Dominic West and ...

Beloved for its dinosaurs, Philadelphia's storied Academy of Natural Sciences closed down this week, amid an intense fight by ...

The Cornell University Police Department is leading the investigation into an alleged gang rape two years ago. How effective is that approach, and is the campus police accountable to the public?

Christa Pike remains in critical condition on Friday after the state of Tennessee tried and failed to execute her two days earlier. Robin Maher, executive director of the Death Penalty Information ...

New legal action in two closely watched cases: one at Cornell, the other over Renee Good's death. We take a closer look.

The botched execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike, who survived despite being subject to two doses of lethal injection on Wednesday, has reignited furious debate about the death penalty in the U.S.