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Jane Goodall, pioneering chimpanzee researcher, conservationist, and animal rights activist, died on Wednesday at the age of 91.

Meta is the latest technology giant to announce layoffs in 2026, amid heavy investment in artificial intelligence.

WLRN News and its partners have reporters on the ground throughout the islands. We will be posting their updates as they come in.

Read an exclusive excerpt of Lionel Shriver's latest, Big Brother. Shriver is no stranger to controversial topics, from school massacres to the American health care system. Big Brother is a comedic take on obesity and its effect on an Iowa family.

As of July, one of every 2,420 homes in Florida ended in foreclosure – the highest rate in the last two years.

Democrats have grown increasingly frustrated with party leadership, which is struggling to find its footing in opposing President Trump's quick and broad actions.

Christian writer Jonathan Merritt's new book My Guncle and Me tells the story of a gay uncle who helps his nephew embrace being different.

Mayor Ken Welch and several city officials, civic leaders and local partners will “welcome everyone back to a new space that celebrates St. Pete’s storied past and bright future” at the Sept. 27 ribbon-cutting ceremony.

At NPR, our staff and journalists covering campaigns often come across quirky campaign paraphernalia. No matter how long they're been reporting these races, collectingquirky tokens is part of being on the road. What are the best items? Our election staff tell us about their best finds.

Pork 'N Pine owners Todd Coleman and Mike Santoro dress as Santa, load the trees on their bikes, pack a cooler full of pulled pork sandwiches and deliver this bit of joy to residents across the city.

NPR's history podcast Throughline examines the evolution of the modern white power movement, starting at the end of the Vietnam War.

During his tenure, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper presided over a tumultuous time for the intelligence community. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Clapper about his new book, Facts and Fears, and what he sees as the future of the intelligence community.

If you've spent any time around cats, you've seen them curl up in cozy spaces. A new study on feline cognition shows that they also like to sit in snug squares created by a kind of optical illusion.

These bills appear to be effective in keeping the majority of beverage containers out of landfills.

People who've had dose 1 are wondering ... can I have a few drinks before dose 2 or will that muck things up? Also: Do you really understand the concept of "vaccine efficacy"? It's complicated!

The pandemic has meant many kids have put off doctor visits and recommended shots. Experts worry that means some pockets of the U.S. are now more vulnerable to outbreaks of measles and meningitis.

Israeli author Micah Goodman has the ear of new prime minister Naftali Bennett with ideas on how to handle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His proposal to "shrink the conflict" has become policy.

Egypt has vowed stricter enforcement of a law requiring foreign men to pay if they marry much younger women. Activists say the country enshrines a practice that amounts to sex trafficking.

Annie Liontas talks about her debut novel, in which a Greek immigrant patriarch of a dysfunctional family has a premonition that he has only 10 days to live.

California lawmakers have passed a first-of-its-kind legislation that targets Amazon and other large warehouses. The bill, opposed by retail and business groups, now heads to the governor's office.

The world's most prominent Christian leaders issued a rare joint statement calling for government climate action. What that will look like in the U.S. is unclear.

A nonprofit advocacy group says Gov. Ron DeSantis has made the environment a priority, but enforcement is lower than what it was a decade ago.

Just hours after the Sept. 11 attacks, President George W. Bush said, "The resolve of our great nation is being tested." So here we are 20 years later. Have we passed the test?

It's grabbed a lot of headlines, but the evidence on social media and teen mental health — including that Facebook and Instagram research — is far from a smoking gun.

Muslims, the third-largest faith group in federal prisons, are significantly underrepresented among the chaplaincy, according to a recent Department of Justice report.