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Tiger Woods discovered how tough Innisbrook can be in a swirling wind, and he was up to the task.Woods smacked his hands into an oak as he let loose of…

Many of the things that we buy in the U.S. come through a Chinese trading city called Yiwu, where thousands of wholesalers ship products from nearby factories. NPR's Steve Inskeep pays a visit to hear how merchants in China are responding to U.S. tariffs.

For more than a quarter century, Republicans have been asked to sign a pledge not to raise taxes. The first two presidential candidates this year have signed it, but there could be one big holdout.

No country in the world is more dependent on its computers than the U.S., making it uniquely vulnerable to attack. One official tells NPR that the Pentagon has experienced an "explosion" of computer attacks, currently averaging about 5,000 each day. But is the country ready to wage a cyberwar?

Last week's report by former FBI Director Louis Freeh confirmed what many said all along, that the Penn State child sex scandal was the biggest and most damaging in college sports history. Now that the report has been released, the focus is turning to the NCAA and what action it will take, if any.

In recent decades, America has seen economic opportunities concentrated in superstar cities. Manufacturing boosters hope reshoring factories could help change that. We look at the theory and evidence.

Author Justinian Huang talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about his new book Lucky Seed, about the Sun family's quest to ensure a male heir to their wealth.

At the turn of the millennium, Radiohead turned creeping melancholy and desolation into two albums that changed the band's career. Two decades later, maybe we've caught up to their prophetic vision.

Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Calvin Borel awaits a much-anticipated run at the Triple Crown with the second of three events, the Preakness, set to take place Saturday in Baltimore.

Centennial Baptist Church in Helena, Ark., has deep roots in the African-American community. But poverty and other concerns in this Delta town have made raising restoration funds difficult.

You don't have to shell out for fancy sodas. It's easy to fill your plate with fiber, a dietary hero that feeds your gut microbes and prevents disease.

Baseball's Oakland Athletics today plays its final game at the Coliseum before leaving town for good. The Coliseum was once home to the Raiders and Golden State Warriors both also left Oakland.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Heidi Schlumpf of the National Catholic Reporter, about Pope Francis's reform agenda, and the impact of encouraging young parishioners to "shake things up."

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Kevin James of Vienna Youth Soccer in Virginia, about soccer's popularity in the U.S. ahead of Argentine superstar Lionel Messi's arrival to Miami.

Agreeing to an Associated Press request, Connecticut authorities have released the 911 tapes of calls made to the police on Dec. 14, 2012, the day a…

NYU Law professor Melissa Murray gives context and commentary on the nation's founding document in her new book The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former State Department official Ned Price about the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Trump and what it could mean for global security.

Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis. Some staff feel the VA Secretary hasn't done enough to honor their colleague.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for the coronavirus. He has consistently downplayed the dangers of the virus throughout the pandemic.

"Baby Bonds" are back in the news. Two professors presented their idea to do something about widening inequality to an economics conference. They suggest creating an education trust fund for each newborn. The grants — ranging from $500 to $50,000 — would be on a sliding scale tied to household income.

For the better part of a decade, Nicki simply existing as Nicki felt like a radical act. Along the way, things changed: rap, the internet, fandom, feminism. Maybe Minaj did, too.

NPR's Planet Money recently got ahold of a 47-year-old song about inflation that has never been released. They decided to start a record label to try to get the song out into the world.

The GOP primary in Utah's largest Congressional district is too close to call, with a recount expected. A political newcomer was endorsed by Sen. Mike Lee. The incumbent was backed by Donald Trump.

In Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old the actor discusses female aging and agency, and waking up from a surgery to learn the doctor made changes to her body that were unapproved.

A new study projects just how bad things could get for biodiversity if global warming speeds up. NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports that under the most extreme warming scenarios, about one in three species could be threatened with extinction by the end of the century.