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Last year, New York City lowered its speed limit to 25 miles per hour on 90 percent of streets. In London, a 20 mph blanket speed limit applies. Paris is…

The Friday forecast is for a beautiful fall weekend and interesting urban reads. Walkable safer citiesGil Penalosa, founder of 8-80 cities, spoke with…

The National Institutes of Health has promised to put more money into research on an illness that many people feel has been dissed by the medical establishment.

When you think of Paris, a modern, innovative city is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. But a slew of recent initiatives – going carless…

The tribal health clinic in Lakeport, Calif., has a gym where patients of all ages with prediabetes get free fitness training, along with diet advice. The goal: Stop diabetes before it starts.

According to a new study, Asian-American hosts earn about 20 percent less than their white counterparts on AirBnB.

In voting Tuesday, social conservatives showed they're unhappy with the country's political direction.

With the New Hampshire primary barely three months away, he arrives in the state knowing that it's his best chance to re-establish his credibility and get his campaign back on track.

Author Daniel Alarcón's new graphic novel is adapted from a short story about a young Peruvian journalist who discovers strange links between his father and the impoverished street clowns of Lima.

NPR first visited Jacob LaLoush's restaurant, a vestige of Tunisia's ancient and once-thriving Jewish community, in 2012. But the country has become more restive in the years since the Arab Spring.