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Inmates at Maine's Mountain View Correctional Facility are growing their own food. Advocates say the alternative to "mystery meat" means healthier inmates who are learning valuable skills.

The governor again said he was in favor of getting the COVID vaccine, but government workers shouldn't lose their job if they refuse to get it.

The 33rd season of the controversial reality show will debut with four episodes, followed by a new episode every week on Fridays.

The independent film director was best known for Watermelon Man and Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song.

The Nobel Prize in physics went to three scientists this year for their work on climate change and chaotic systems.

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says the Senate will vote next week on voting rights as Democrats try to advance much of President Biden's agenda.

Music writer Colin Fleming exhumes some new Halloween music essentials.

The National Institutes of Health announced their 50 remaining chimps will be going into retirement. NPR's Ari Shapiro spoke with Cathy Willis Spraetz, president and chief executive of Chimp Haven, where the chimps will ultimately be housed.

A camera aboard a media boat captured the moment as the start neared — and unfortunately, it kept capturing the moment after the start signal blared, blocking roughly half of the racers.

NPR's Scott Simon remarks on the continuing pandemic and how today's children might remember this time decades from now.

As the Senate moves forward with a procedural vote on a bipartisan infrastructure deal, they are also hoping to move a $3.5 trillion spending plan with just Democratic votes.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is set to announce that the state will remove the controversial Robert E. Lee statue from its base in Richmond.

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged the West on Thursday to move quickly to meet Russia's demand for security guarantees precluding NATO's expansion to Ukraine.

Indonesia's geological agency said it sees increasing activity that could trigger an avalanche of lava and searing gas, similar to the Dec. 4 eruption,

In his new novel, Falling Man, Don DeLillo, one of the most admired American writers, squarely faces the awful events of Sept. 11, 2001, with eyes wide open. DeLillo narrates the viewpoints of a number of people — including one of the hijackers — in prose both exquisite and exhausting.

In his request, DeSantis says he needs the court’s guidance to help him exercise the power to veto any congressional map the legislature passes.

Jindabyne is a movie in which friends on a fishing trip find a body, but choose not to report it. It's an Australian film based on a short story by Raymond Carver.

The bill is expected to pass the state Senate. Lawmakers in West Virginia and Arizona have approved similar bills — all modeled on a Mississippi law now before the Supreme Court.

The men's giant slalom went ahead as scheduled — albeit with a few delays and stoppages. Low visibility caused 33 skiers to fail to finish their first qualifying run.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has again indicated that he’ll veto any U.S. House map that leaves north Florida’s African American voting district largely intact.

Ken Lay, founder and former chairman of Enron, died Wednesday of a heart attack. His death comes two months after he was convicted of conspiracy and fraud. Slate senior editor Andy Bowers explains the link between mental stress and heart attacks.

Pancho Doll knows what makes a good swimming hole. Nice rocks, deep pools and privacy are all important in selecting the perfect place to take a summertime plunge, the expert tells NPR's Bob Edwards. See Doll's list of the 15 best places to cool off.

On Wednesday, a panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments in Miami.

The Buffalo suspect allegedly published a 180-page document online that repeats a series of racist conspiracy theories in an attempt to justify his plan to search out African Americans and kill them.

The FBI recently arrested more than 100 people for running a cockfighting ring in Tennessee. Slate contributor Daniel Engber explains whether fighting birds can ever be rehabilitated.