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In mice, monkeys and people, exercise releases a protein called cathepsin B. And as blood and brain levels of this protein rise, memory gets better. But the protein has a dark side, too.

The Mosaic Company has asked to open a new phosphate mine in DeSoto County's northwest corner, but says it has no plans to create a gypsum stack there.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Gregory Fenves, the president of the University of Texas at Austin, the school at the center of Thursday's Supreme Court ruling about affirmative action.

A Supreme Court tie vote on Thursday blocked President Obama's plan to shield millions of immigrants from deportation.

The Colombian government and the country's largest rebel group, the FARC, officially declared the end to the war that raged for more than 50 years and killed more than 200,000 people.

Facebook whistleblower testifies on Capitol Hill. A broken pipeline off California's coast spewed crude into the ocean. A huge number of children were sexually abused in the French Catholic Church.

NPR's Noel King talks to author David Wessel about his new book: Only the Rich Can Play. The book examines "Opportunity Zones" which are supposed to help revitalize areas of the U.S. that need it.

Thousands of Indigenous children in Canada died in the custody of boarding schools meant to assimilate them. Communities are searching for their remains.

School boards across the country are grappling with how to manage school board meetings where emotions increasingly run high.

An oil spill off Huntington Beach has released more than 140,000 gallons of crude oil into coastal waters — killing marine life and fouling wetlands.

In his new Netflix special, Dave Chappelle tries — and often fails — to justify button-pushing jokes about gay people, transgender people and feminists.

China invested heavily in a plan to rebuild Pakistan's infrastructure. It is part of the Belt and Road Initiative. But many projects have stalled because of corruption and COVID-19.

The Justice Department is reviewing an earlier decision not to prosecute two former FBI agents who allegedly lied about the investigation into disgraced gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.

The White House has announced its nominees for the next Chairs of the National Arts and Humanities Endowments. If confirmed, the NEH pick would become the first Native American to become chair.

Efforts to pass other federal voting rights legislation have stalled in the closely divided Senate, as Democrats try to counter voting restrictions enacted in Republican-led states.

Teen users of the platform say it fosters feelings of inadequacy and insecurity — especially among girls.

The 2-1 decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit said California's law doesn't circumvent federal authority when it comes to immigration issues.

Attorneys for the DeSantis administration wrote in a brief that the law is an “economic regulation that does not implicate” the First Amendment.

The “limited” harvest is intended to help the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission replenish the stock in the next three to five years.

Smile records Sarah Ruhl's coming to terms with her new face and the conundrums it presents — after the playwright wondered for ten years whether the story deserved to live on the page.

In an interview, Sheriff Chad Bianco sought to minimize his past affiliation with the group, 17 members of which have been indicted in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Business owners and community members complain that the homeless and panhandlers are harassing visitors downtown.

Burnett Oil Co. has proposed drilling at two sites in the Everglades of Big Cypress National Preserve, an important Florida panther habitat that sprawls across both sides of Alligator Alley. Environmentalists hope the Biden administration takes a more skeptical view.

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule has launched three astronaut missions since last year, but Boeing is still trying to certify its vehicle for human spaceflight.

Twitch says a breach took place Wednesday morning, but the company has not provided further details about what kind of information was released and how many users were affected.