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Former and current U.S. air traffic controllers say the Trump administration's focus on new equipment doesn't address ...
In pandemic-era New Mexico, a sheriff (Joaquin Phoenix) and a mayor (Pedro Pascal) face off against one another, and their differences boil over into chaos.
Extreme rainfall and flooding are becoming more common across much of the U.S. In Iowa, some farmers are experimenting with something called relay intercropping to keep more rainfall in the fields.
The Trump administration's handling of what are known as the Epstein files has been creating a firestorm within the president's MAGA base. NPR recaps a timeline of the controversy.
Like other states that still allow abortion, Maryland has seen an increase in people coming from out of state to get care. And it's found a new way to offer them financial support.
Deadly floods on July 4 highlighted Texas' vulnerability. A state study found Texas leads the nation in flood-related property damage and fatalities. So what is it doing about that?
Senate approves cuts to funding for public media and foreign aid programs, President Trump attacks Fed Chair Powell over interest rates, UN Security Council to meet over unfolding Israel-Syria crisis.
NASA wants to land Artemis astronauts on the moon next year, but the scientific instruments they'll bring must be tested on Earth. The best place to do that is a mile-wide meteorite crater in Arizona.
CDC staffers worry $140 million in grants could fail to reach state and local overdose programs. The White House officials say the dollars will arrive but won't say when.
Carol Moseley Braun is a woman of many firsts. She was both the first Black woman and Black Democrat elected to the U.S. Senate, and the first female senator from Illinois. In her new memoir ...
Cosplay—or dressing up as your favorite character from pop culture—is fun! But it can fall into a legal gray area when it comes to companies' intellectual property. Today on the show: a group of ...
Edward Said brought the question of Palestine into the American mainstream. He taught at Columbia University for nearly 40 years, and today, more than two decades after his death, pro-Palestine ...