Less than 40% of schools nationwide have a registered school nurse on staff. A veteran school nurse describes the challenges in hiring, training and retaining personnel.

Services for people with mental disabilities and substance abuse problems in Arlington are about to say goodbye to a neighborhood center that has offered services for the last four years.

The fencing is being put in place to protect the White House in the face of protests, the Secret Service says. The mayor of Washington, D.C., has criticized the increased federal security in the area.

This week on Get Out There, we're exploring D.C. while saving a few bucks.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Lesley Blume about her new book, Fallout, which explores how reporter John Hersey uncovered the effects of the atomic bomb after the U.S. dropped it on Hiroshima.

Early reports found death rates as high as 90% among COVID-19 patients on ventilators. But some hospitals are now reporting mortality lower than 30%.

Protesters at anti-racism rallies across the country are coming face to face with police, but also with heavily armed civilians. America’s gun laws make it difficult to diffuse the tension.

What exactly is the tipped wage, how will Initiative 82 change it, and how will that impact bars and restaurants? We've got some answers.

NPR correspondents join host Steve Inskeep to give the first presidential debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney a "close read." Our team provides analysis and checks out the candidates' ...

Parkour combines elements of gymnastics and martial arts. It uses the urban environment as a kind of playground, with athletes balancing on handrails, flipping off structures, and bouncing off walls.

This week for Get Out There, we're scoring some summer restaurant deals.

At the end of May, I accompanied a group of tandem (two person) cyclists with the Metropolitan Washington Association for Blind Athletes, (MWABA) on a biking and camping trip. MWABA connects visually ...