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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Weihua Li, a data reporter for The Marshall Project, on the FBI's new and incomplete crime report and consequences for the public.

Texas is starting to recover from the loss of utilities after a cold snap, but millions of homes still lack access to clean water.

In response to the Biden administration's offer to the rejoin nuclear talks, Iran says the U.S. must lift all sanctions before Tehran dials back its uranium enrichment efforts.

The Japanese Joro spider has made it's home in Georgia. Its big, beautiful, harmless to people, shy and rapidly growing in numbers. It's invasive, but it is not yet clear what harm it can cause.

The unexpected elimination of funding for the decades-long research project focused on women's health shocked scientists. They were heartened by the quick restoration of support.

The government shuts down at midnight and the two parties remain far apart on a solution to prevent it.

Migrating birds can be a pleasant seasonal sight, but they're a bird flu threat to turkey farmers. In Minnesota, some are using lasers to scare them away.

In a scathing opinion, a federal judge called the Trump administration's attempts to deport non-citizens because of their Palestinian activism a "full-throated assault on the First Amendment."

Two weeks before a potential government shutdown, House Republicans unveiled legislation to fund the government through Nov. 21. Included in that proposal -- $30 million for additional security.

Rick Hoyt, the man known for competing in the Boston Marathon from his wheelchair while his father pushed, has died from respiratory complications.

For the residents of Brownsville, Texas, the national spotlight often accompanies an increase in border crossings. But life goes on here, with or without the media attention.

Monday was the last day in a widely-watched trial about opioid addiction in Oklahoma. The state sued opioid manufacturers, but only Johnson & Johnson fought it in court after others settled.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has crossed the Middle East trying to keep the war between Israel and Hamas from spreading.

Apple and Google removed the app after the Supreme Court upheld a law prohibiting firms from doing business with TikTok as long as it is controlled by China-based ByteDance.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra about his stance on the U.S. government supporting the domestic semiconductor industry and China's semiconductor ambitions.

Fox founder Rupert Murdoch steps down from the global media empire he built over seven decades.

In China, where COVID-19 was first discovered, people talk about feeling anxious and angry after being locked down for weeks. Online support groups from other parts of China help them manage stress.

When the All Things Considered staff saw a dog that howls only to the theme song of the show, they had to meet him. NPR's Ari Shapiro interviews Jake the dog.

BBC science journalist Richard Gray tells NPR's Daniel Estrin that dinosaurs may not have roared in the manner we commonly imagine.

A couple transformed a neglected storefront in Fall River, Mass., into a cheery cafe where they organize food pantries, neighborhood cleanups and a community fund for those who can't afford a meal.

White House economist Stephen Miran was quizzed by senators about whether he could make decisions independently of President Trump, if he's confirmed to a seat on the Federal Reserve's governing board.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Maya King of Politico about growing dissension within Black Lives Matter as the movement centralizes its political power and funding.

In Ruth Ozeki's new novel, A Tale for the Time Being, a 16-year-old girl in Japan starts a diary, writing that it will be a record of her last days before she commits suicide, and gets an unexpected reader when that diary washes up in Canada.

The lowest cap on refugees since the program was established in 1980 comes as the U.S. prioritizes resettling Afrikaners from South Africa.

Climate scientists say global emissions of carbon dioxide seem to have dipped a bit in 2015, though the world economy is still growing. China's reduced use of coal may be the main reason.