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After publishing an article by a proponent of intelligent design, scientist Richard Sternberg found himself the target of retaliation at the Smithsonian Institution. His case is probably the best-documented battle in the war between the vast majority of scientists and a tiny insurgency promoting an alternative to evolution.

Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard invokes a new state law in an effort to seize control of the school district in Colorado City, Ariz. Goddard says district funds have been drained to benefit a polygamist group and school officials.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are hammering out language that will affect immigration and national security policy. One provision of a spending bill for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan will call for stricter documentation in applying for a driver's license.

Artificial intelligence has advanced enough to create a seemingly original artwork in the style of living artists within minutes. Some artists argue that these AI models breach copyright law.

The master of the "techno thriller," Michael Crichton, has died at the age of 66. He was battling cancer. Crichton was best known for scary stories of science gone wrong in popular books like The Andromeda Strain and Jurassic Park.

From member station KJZZ, Monica Ortiz Uribe reports on the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, where residents fear the presidential election will not bring an end to the violence.

Many restaurants -- even the high-end ones -- are ditching dress codes for diners.

The country artist's chart-topping new album, Something More Than Free, comes at a turning point in his life.

We checked in with authors, poets and great literary minds to see what books they think everyone should read this holiday season.

Firefighters say setting fires on purpose is one of the best ways to protect against massive wildfires later. But the Trump administration is banning or stalling preventative burning across the U.S.

NATO's summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday has been described as "transformational" and "historic."

Any guy can tell you he loves romance, but how many men would admit to liking romance novels? Jack Murnighan confesses his guilty pleasure: Rosemary Rogers' Sweet Savage Love.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Gov. Jared Polis about his thoughts on the incoming Trump administration, and the power of pardons.

Two years ago, a City of Sarasota utilities worker prepared to tell her employers that she is a transgender woman who wanted to transition in the…

Perhaps the most controversial part of the proposal, which was approved by the House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, centers on how dental services would be provided to Medicaid beneficiaries.

The Port of Baltimore, normally one of the country's busiest, is in limbo due to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. For those who work on the water, business is far from usual.

It was under control. And then it wasn't. In her new book Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History, VIdya Krishnan shows how "we repeat the same disease-spreading mistakes over and over."

It's peak season for retail sales — and for retail theft, which stores say has become more frequent and brazen. Their complaints have led to new efforts to try to stop the wave of retail theft.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler of the All-American Rejects about their new album, Sandbox.

When his family fell into poverty, a young boy in Kenya found comfort and strength from video games. Now he's the country's gaming ambassador, a mentor to kids in the slums — and a firefighter.

Dolce & Gabbana has released its first fragrance for dogs, but what smells nice to humans might not be agreeable to the pet kingdom.

An African-American rock group surrounded by soul music, Death had a tough time finding an audience in 1970s Detroit as its own sound shifted from funk and soul to hard rock. It took until last year for the world to discover Death's bold, surprising rock 'n' roll.

The coronavirus is shaping a generation of incoming doctors, as their residency training inside U.S. hospitals brings them face to face with a mystifying disease and frequent death.

Former White House advisor Claude Allen was arrested in Maryland last week, charged with carrying out a complicated shoplifting scheme. Allen resigned last month saying he wanted to "spend more time with his family." Alex Chadwick speaks with Slate contributor Rachel Shteir.

Suburban office parks and corporate campuses look increasingly like dinosaurs as corporate America downsizes and chases a younger workforce into city centers. But some developers are trying to recycle older office parks for the information age.