Search results for

It's an effort to boost solar energy and continue shifting away from using coal to fuel power plants.

There's bipartisan cooperation on Capitol Hill over beer. Five Congressional teams are in a competition where lawmakers work with breweries in their home states to create a new craft beer.

Live Nation is the biggest live-events company in the world. Court records and federal citations show that the company was already linked to 200 other deaths and 750 injuries before Friday's tragedy.

Many holiday travelers had Christmas Eve flights canceled at the last minute because of the surge in the omicron variant. Airlines say a spike in cases has left them short staffed.

Hillsborough and Pinellas counties, along with Tampa, are opening a number of new testing sites — including temporary locations in Tampa and Plant City that will be open for the New Year's weekend.

"To be a composer, you have to be a fanatic," said the open-minded artist, who journeyed through styles, countries and decades.

The event, which offered a total of $5,000 to 10 teachers, had fans cheering. But it also sparked criticism for turning teachers' need to pay for classroom supplies into a public spectacle.

Small businesses account for more than 70 percent of Italy's gross domestic product. But they haven't been growing. One example is the country's famed accordion industry, which has enjoyed a resurgence — but also wants to stay small.

Daliyah Marie Arana has read over 1,000 books. Arana is only 4 years old. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Daliyah and her mother Haleema about the tyke's impressive will to read.

Explorer Robert Kennicott disappeared one day in 1866. For more than a century, the cause of his death has been a mystery — but the Smithsonian has solved it.

The battlelines on climate change have been drawn for decades: business interests vs. traditional environmental groups. Over the past year, however, a new group of activists have joined the debate. Rev. Jim Ball argues that what we do for the Earth, we do for Jesus.

The murder suspect and his jailer who evaded authorities for more than a week were carrying $29,000 in cash, four handguns and an AR-15 rifle when they were captured, an Indiana sheriff said.

John Spor fled his home in Mariupol, Ukraine, after Russian missiles touched down in the city. Chechen-Russian forces ransacked his residence and had been hunting him since.

Abortion is still legal in Michigan but it's the subject of litigation. It will be a main campaign issue for Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and her most competitive Republican rival, Tudor Dixon.

St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway asked attendees to report “anything suspicious,” from someone leaving a bag near the parade to online threats posted to Facebook.

Because people with Down syndrome are very likely to develop Alzheimer's, they are ideal candidates for experimental drugs meant to halt the disease.

This week marks the 150th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg. While it's widely known as the critical turning point of the Civil War, the small Pennsylvania town has seen many other battles since then — over how the historic site should be preserved and remembered.

Britain leads Europe in two minutes of silence for the 53 people killed in last Thursday's attacks on London's transportation system. Traffic and business came to a halt -- along with subways and rail lines. Last week's attacks are seen as suicide bombings -- the first in Western Europe.

As the Tour de France rolls into the mountains, American rider Lance Armstrong has surrendered the lead. NPR's Alex Chadwick gets an update from John Wilcockson, who has covered the Tour de France for almost 40 years.

The war in Ukraine has forced millions of people to flee their homes. Some refugees in Poland however are now starting to return home.

Ah, college — the classes, the parties, the debt. Is it still worth it? While most schools have seen enrollment declines during the pandemic, there's been a jump in applications at "elite" schools.

Director Douglas Tirola's new film, Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead, chronicles the rise and fall of National Lampoon. Tirola tells NPR the magazine's power came from its willingness to go after anyone.

Days after Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction from Florida to the Carolinas, the dangers persisted, and even worsened in some places. It was clear the road to recovery from the monster storm will be long and painful. And Ian still is not done.

A wrongful murder conviction forced Woodfox to spend 43 years and 10 months in solitary confinement at Louisiana's Angola Prison. He has died at the age of 75.

A mystery is shaking up South Carolina — literally. An unusually large number of earthquakes have hit the state this year and scientists don't know why.