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NPR's Scott Simon reflects on several electoral races in which candidates were posthumously elected.

The book teaches kids about archaeology, Native American history and culture, and how to protect cultural sites.

Steven LaFon is the Associate Director of the Anti-Viral Clinical research for Glaxo-Wellcome. He says he empathizes with Getty, and that the company's researchers are working as fast as they can to get the drug 15-92 to the marketplace. He says although the results of trials have been very encouraging, it is still in the very early stages of the approval and marketing process.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case testing whether state employees are fully protected by a federal law that guarantees unpaid leave for workers dealing with family crises. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

The U.S. lumber industry is finding it hard to post a profit. Their production prices have remained high, but in order to remain competitive with imported timber, many U.S. logging companies have been selling their wares at or below cost. Kathy Witkowsky examines how an independently owned sawmill in Seeley Lake, Montana, deals with the problem.

The executive director of the Florida Planned Parenthood Affiliates says it probably won't happen before November.

During the president's visit to her home district, the first woman of Palestinian descent to serve in Congress shared her harsh assessment of Israel's role in escalating the violence.

Two of Utah's most acclaimed ski resorts are at the end of a narrow canyon road that's increasingly jammed with traffic but the state's plan to fix it is sparking controversy.

Following Speaker John Boehner's decision to resign, the House majority leader quickly became a front-runner to replace him. McCarthy has already gone far in Congress relatively quickly.

Thalia Gonzalez's son ended up in foster care

This morning, two major media companies made major leadership changes. Jonathan Klein, CNN's president, will be replaced by his colleague from CNN HLN; Jeff Zucker, CEO of NBC Universal, plans to leave his post this year.

The Oscar-nominated film Slumdog Millionaire is a small movie with a big heart, and perhaps no one appreciates its rags-to-riches theme as much as Dev Patel, the 18-year-old Londoner who plays the lead.

While most people who die from COVID-19 are over 65, health care workers who die are often younger. Here are stories of some who died in their 20s, leaving shattered dreams and devastated families.

Dance Alive National Ballet is one of more than 700 arts organizations statewide that may struggle financially this year. Budget vetoes and stricter eligibility rules for funding left many non-profits on the chopping block.

Michelle Obama is making an official visit to China — but it's not supposed to be political. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with writer Evan Osnos in Beijing about the geo-politics of her vacation.

Montreal scored twice off fluky deflections and rookie goaltender Jakub Dobes made 28 saves to eliminate Tampa Bay in the opening round of the playoffs for the fourth straight season.

Prices for gas, food and other items are rising. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Cecilia Rouse, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, about what the White House is doing to bring down inflation.

The nation has been hard hit by the pandemic. The president vowed to start a vaccination campaign by the end of 2020. That did happen — but not exactly as they'd hoped.

The Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg will host a group of African journalists after their original hosts, the University of South Florida St....

President Biden delivers a joint address to Congress tonight. The speech will be without the usual fanfare that accompanies such events.

The audience watching the first prime-time hearing of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was larger than expected. About 20 million people tuned in.

NPR's history podcast Throughline gives us insight onto the ongoing battle for the right to vote.

Water treatment workers are grappling with how to protect against a new threat: hackers burrowing into the system and wreaking havoc.

What are scuppernongs? Scout's meal in To Kill a Mockingbird is just one of many re-created and captured by Dinah Fried.

While in China to cover President Trump's visit to meet with leader Xi Jinping, host of NPR and WBUR's Here & Now Scott Tong spent time learning about a difficult chapter in his family's history.