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A road trip I took with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm confirmed one thing: The U.S. is wrestling with an inadequate charging network (unless you're a Tesla driver).

Florida GOP Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen tells NPR her party is "going backward," focusing on "the white, male conservative" with potentially dire consequences in a changing country.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with an infectious disease expert in Chile, Dr. Claudia Cortes, about a new wave of COVID-19 infections, despite the country's rapid vaccination pace.

President Obama and his GOP rival Mitt Romney are preparing for the first presidential debate Wednesday in Denver. Over the weekend, Republican operatives said the debates would change everything.

This year's class of MacArthur Fellows, recipients of unrestricted $500,000 awards, include Matthew Carter, a type designer; Kelly Benoit-Bird, a marine biologist; and David Simon, the creator of "The Wire"

Adulting in the 2010s involved some shade, some tea, especially if you were hanging with your bae, rocking some mom jeans in that selfie. We round up the slang that stuck in this decade.

The GOP primary for Georgia's top election office includes a candidate who was pressured by former President Donald Trump to overturn his 2020 defeat and another who supports Trump's election lies.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., about her proposed bill to sanction Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Maria Garcia, creator and host of the podcast Anything for Selena, about the new docuseries on the Oxygen network called: Selena & Yolanda: The Secrets Between Us.

Looking back, countdowns weren't always good news. Think atomic bomb tests. Americans also counted down moon missions and Top 40 hits. It wasn't until 1979 that a Times Square crowd joined in.

An inspector general warns of dangerous overcrowding in border facilities in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. Census forms to be printed without the citizenship question. And, a July 4th preview.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has improved its capacity for PCR testing. But it may not be enough to keep up with a rapidly expanding outbreak, and there are no approved rapid tests yet.

On his new album, talented producer and chillwave crusader Chaz Bundick has transitioned into a full-fledged vocalist and groove operator.

The suspected driver of the truck packed with migrants, including 53 who died earlier this week in San Antonio, was unaware that the air conditioning unit had failed, according to court documents.

Jenny Offill's sparse and experimental novel Dept. of Speculation is a reminder that bigger isn't always better. Through short vignettes, Offill builds a narrative about an unnamed husband and wife. It's a sly, profound glimpse into a fragile domestic sphere — and, while the form may be unusual, the book is highly readable.

Washington's lack of congressional representation has prompted some residents — even those who've called the district home for years — to maintain voting registration elsewhere.

Mary Louise Kelly talks to Barbara Sharief, mayor of Broward County, Fla., about cleanup effort after Hurricane Irma. Schools are scheduled to open Monday, now that power has been restored.

The FBI says its searches of Bolton's home and office was authorized by a court but declined to provide further details. Bolton is a frequent critic of the president.

Let Me Do One More, the latest from songwriter, engineer and producer Sarah Tudzin, is proof that ambition doesn't have to be serious and that moments of vulnerability can also make for hooky rippers.

Check out NPR Music's latest batch of favorite new songs, including music from tUnE-yArDs, Dan Croll, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, SZA, Dana Falconberry, Ernest Ranglin and more.

She's young and beautiful. A glimpse of her is believed to bring good fortune. She's Nepal's Living Goddess, or Kumari, who is selected as a small child and lives a life of isolation and secrecy.

The U.S. has offered Hong Kong residents safe haven for up to 18 months. But now that time is up — leaving thousands in immigration limbo.

The Savannah Bananas, an entertaining baseball team, recently took on some retired Major League Baseball players in a game that proved just how much fun this version of baseball can be.

In a weeklong festival, refugee chefs teamed up with their French counterparts to serve up feasts that fuse their culinary traditions. It's an effort to recast refugees in a new, culinary light.

Season 4 brings a fresh influx of guest talent to Only Murders in the Building — but the new faces don’t outshine the crimefighting, podcasting stars: Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez.