A study found that giving direct food support to women and girls in sub-Saharan Africa cut their risk of contracting HIV by 64%, because it alleviated the pressure to engage in high-risk sex.

Dozens of companies across the U.S. are offering freebies and discounts to veterans and active-duty military members on Veterans Day.

Atypical of inspirational weight-loss books, Fatty Fatty Boom Boom by Rabia Chaudry — an advocate of Serial podcast subject Adnan Syed — is a love letter to the author's native cuisine.

A promising, less labor-intensive perennial rice is beginning to take off in China, but whether this success can be replicated in other crops like wheat or corn remains to be seen.

At the heart of the Ukraine grain export deal is a complex inspection process involving Turkey and the U.N. NPR recently joined a team of inspectors aboard a ship carrying grain in the Marmara sea.

Folgers is the biggest seller of ground coffee in U.S. stores, but it has confronted a painful realization: its reputation is ... not strong.

The U.S. produces billions of pumpkins each year, most of which end up in the trash when Halloween ends. From composting them to putting them out for wildlife to eat, here are some recycling ideas.

Recently while on tour, pop star Lizzo placed an order at one of Atlanta's vegan restaurants and raved about it on TikTok. Her review prompted a surge of interest in the restaurant, Planted Soul.

Powell became an internet darling after blogging for a year about making every recipe in Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, leading to a book deal and a film adaptation.

You won't find wheat, dairy or sugar at Sean Sherman's award-winning Minneapolis restaurant. The menu has been "decolonized," but that doesn't mean it feels antiquated.

NPR's Scott Simon is an unabashed, unreformed, unapologetic lover of pumpkin spice. He knows his ardor is not universal. He does not care.

The origin of the sandwich has been a long-standing debate between Tampa and Miami, which both claim ownership. The truth is neither came up with it.

The voluntary recall is for Nestlé Toll House Stuffed Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough with Fudge Filling products manufactured between June and September. Some consumers found plastic pieces in them.

Dressing up for trick or treat will also cost you. While the Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't track the price of costumes, the prices of clothing and homemade sewing supplies have risen too.

Her book, out Oct. 18, is a memoir, cookbook and retelling of Puerto Rican history. It's also a testament to her life's work of documenting and preserving the food of the Puerto Rican diaspora.