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The crab usually associated with the mid-Atlantic is showing up in lobster traps in Maine. Scientists say it's due to the state's quickly warming ocean waters.

Luke Combs' cover of Tracy Chapman's 1988 hit "Fast Car" won single of the year. Chapman got song of the year — making her the first Black songwriter to win in that category.

Ski resorts across the country have been struggling from warm temperatures and little snow. But recent storms are providing much-needed relief, bringing fresh powder to mountains and joy to skiers.

Out: Tom Petty. In: Beyoncé. We look at what's behind the jarring vibe shift in the Democratic campaign this week.

Gender equality in the workplace has been stalled for years. And one big reason behind this trend is something called the "winner-take-all" approach to business.

The World Health Organization has released the latest data on measles. The increase in cases is notable — and a sign of how much work needs to be done to address the outbreak.

President Barack Obama is meeting with the leaders of Asian and Pacific countries in Hawaii this weekend. The president is expected to use the Asia-Pacific economic summit to emphasize his effort to pivot the U.S. away from Europe and towards the Pacific in the coming century. NPR's Ari Shapiro is travelling with the president and has more.

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's family began vacationing on Campobello Island, in the Bay of Fundy, in the early 1880s. The Roosevelt Campobello International Park used to attract around 150,000 visitors a year, including tours of FDR's home. Maine Public Radio's Jay Field reports it's still trying to recover from economic hard times, while attracting new visitors.

The legal community reacts to the Senate's planned confirmation vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, including more than 1,700 law professors who say he displayed a lack of judicial restraint at a hearing last week that should disqualify him.

The iconic American company, U.S. Steel was sold to Nippon Steel in Japan earlier this summer. The terms of the deal give President Trump an outsized say in the future of U.S. Steel.

Last year's hurricanes did more than swamp low-lying areas and flood homes. It also killed a lot of mangroves, acting as natural buffers along Sarasota Bay.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Donald Trump's "energetic and sincere" efforts to end the war in Ukraine. But on the streets of Moscow while many hope for an end to the war, they disagree on how to get there.

The American Medical Association is urging HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. not to oust members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent group of experts focused on primary care.

Do you listen to audiobooks at regular speed or do you crank it up? Listeners have been going back and forth on social media.

If a constitutional amendment to significantly reduce or eliminate property taxes were on the ballot, 65% would support that. Only 15% oppose it, with 20% unsure.

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers are continuing their push to compel the full release of federal files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

President-elect Donald Trump has announced his nominee for FBI director. Here's what you need to know about Kash Patel.

As Hurricane Gabrielle moves away, Invest 93 and Invest 94 are showing signs of organization, which could develop into the subsequent two named storms by this weekend.

Egypt's new president, Mohamed Morsi, takes the oath of office in Cairo Saturday. He is the country's first civilian president. Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Peter Kenyon.

Trombone Shorty releases new album from New Orleans, a tribute to the city's soul, marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

The Center for Biological Diversity put federal and state agencies on notice, saying they violated federal laws while constructing an immigrant detention center in the Everglades. Agencies have 60 days to comply or the group will file suit.

President Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer talked about foreign affairs privately for about an hour, including the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine.

Zohran Mamdani is leading in the polls in the NYC Mayor's race. Kamala Harris says he's earned Democratic backing, but some party leaders have been slow to endorse the Democratic-Socialist candidate.

Most Florida communities do not have active tornado sirens, but major universities and a few towns in Central and North Florida have adopted the technology to help warn residents of severe weather.

The Bulls' first-ever football coach will not attend the Oct. 2 event so other inductees can be honored "without distraction," according to new CEO of Athletics Rob Higgins.