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Purely coincidentally, Americana musician Rhiannon Giddens' new single, "Swannanoa Tunnel," was released shortly after Hurricane Helene practically leveled the region around Swannanoa, N.C.

After Hurricane Andrew decimated parts of south Florida in 1992, state officials mandated sweeping building code revisions for new construction. Those changes continue to limit damage from storms now.

NPR's A Martinez talks to actor Stanley Tucci about his love of food -- and the connection between cooking, acting and directing.

China has banned transnational adoption, ending more-than three decades during which more than 160,000 children were adopted abroad. Adoptees say they have conflicted feelings about the ban.

Spirit Halloween has been a fixture in the seasonal market, with its huge seasonal presence and pop-up stores. We'll take a look at the operation and its move into the Christmas market.

Gay rights pioneer Arnie Kantrowitz shelved dreams of publishing his novel. Three years after his death, his partner fulfils his wish.

When Kansas became the 26th state to ban gender-affirming medical care for teens, the Catholic Church and Southern Baptist Convention cheered the move. But not all faith leaders agree.

As a trade war grew this week, Ontario's leader threatened a surcharge on Canadian electricity sold in some U.S. states. The episode highlighted the U.S. reliance on imported Canadian power.

DJ D-Nice wanted to bring people together during the pandemic. In 2020, Club Quarantine was born, attracting hundreds of thousands of music lovers. DJ D-Nice reflects on that moment, five years later.

The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, Institute of Education Sciences and Office of Federal Student Aid were especially impacted by the cuts announced on Tuesday.

The National Institutes of Health is terminating dozens of studies examining why people are hesitant about vaccines and how to increase uptake. mRNA vaccine research may be on the chopping block, too.

A SpaceX capsule will launch from Florida to the International Space Station. The capsule will bring home Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who spent several months longer than planned on the ISS.

Kee Malesky, NPR's research librarian for more than 20 years, has died at age 74. She left NPR in 2014. She's remembered for her love of facts, and here's another irrefutable one: She will be missed.

Windom received a lethal injection for the 1992 Winter Park murders of girlfriend Valerie Davis, the woman’s mother and the man he said owed him $2,000.

In this game of Wild Card, writer Zadie Smith discusses the nature of regret.

Events in Selma, Ala. six decades ago helped win support for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Today local activists say they're still fighting stubborn segregation, poverty and gun violence.

There are some songs that are synonymous with - or are perhaps more famous than - the movies they accompany.

The wordless film follows animals forging an unlikely friendship as they fight to survive a natural disaster. But scary flood scenes and existential themes may be a bit much for the youngest viewers.

President Trump will give his first address to a joint session of Congress in his second term Tuesday night. So what can be expected?

Arab and Muslim voters in Michigan, a reliably Democratic voting bloc, backed a Republican for president for the first time in 2024. Now, some are expressing concern about President Trump's rhetoric.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with journalist Jan Camenzind Broomby about the thousands of people who are stuck in limbo after being caught in online scam centers in Myanmar but who can't return home.

With its clear, dark skies, northern Chile is home to two fifths of the world's astronomical infrastructure, but could that be under threat with increasing urbanisation and mining development?

The American furniture maker died at the age of 90 in Maine on March 5.

It's the time of year when new lambs are born, and for some shepherds, the process raises difficult questions.

Celebrated Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about her new book, "Dream Count."