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NPR's Scott Simon shares the story of the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, which burned from the Eaton Fire. A mural was concealed behind one of the walls.

Charter schools would get more construction funding, class-size penalties would be relaxed and school districts would be encouraged to enact dress codes…

Audie Cornish speaks with former weightlifter Melanie Roach about the critical elements that go into a successful lift.

Bruhat Soma spelled 29 words correctly in the tiebreaker. He received a trophy and more than $50,000 in cash and prizes.

She's been known to drink a bottle of Kahlua in the bathtub while ignoring the knocks of her kids outside. She has no shame, and she swears an extremely blue streak. In his new novel, The Cursing Mommy's Book of Days, humorist Ian Frazier spends a year in the life of a temperamental housewife.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to NPR producer Marc Rivers about the 50th anniversary of The Godfather Part II and what makes a good movie sequel.

A public library in Ohio is celebrating the life of one of its most loyal patrons, a retired social worker named Dan Pelzer.

NPR correspondent Brian Mann is reporting near Pokrovsk, one of the fiercest areas of fighting in eastern Ukraine where Russian soldiers are trying to capture a key transportation and coal-mining hub.

The Seattle Seahawks dominated the New England Patriots to win Super Bowl LX. We head to Santa Clara, California, to discuss the NFL championship game.

School officials in Philadelphia announced Thursday night the names of 23 schools that will be closed to help narrow a budget gap of more than $1 billion. Philadelphia is one of several big city school districts that are shutting down schools amid declining enrollments, the rise of charter schools and low student achievement.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with with Jocelyn Chung, who wrote a children's book called When Love Is More Than Words, about all of the unique ways her family members show their love for her.

NPR editor Barrie Hardymon and producer Marc Rivers talk about the joy of loving movies everyone else loves to hate.

Israel and Iran continue to exchange airstrikes with a focus on energy infrastructure. President Trump says Israel acted alone in striking a key gas field and better not do it again.

Alex Jones, who spread lies about the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, has dropped efforts to declare bankruptcy and avoid paying $1.5 billion in damages he owes the victims' families.

Those who want their health care coverage to start Jan. 1 have until 11:59 p.m. today to sign up on the Affordable Care Act marketplace.

The sometimes uncomfortable sensations we feel in our teeth may be an evolutionary holdover from the scaly exteriors of ancient armored fish.

Congress voted to claw back federal funding to public media. Some of those hit hardest include community radio stations in areas that voted for the president.

For decades in the U.S., chicken breasts were pricier and more popular than chicken thighs. But that seems to be changing.

As part of NPR Music's series The Ripple Effect, Isabella Gomez Sarmiento speaks with Deadheads young and old, including famous followers like reality TV host Andy Cohen, who saw his first Grateful Dead show as a teenager in 1986, and young fans just discovering the band -- and passing on their appreciation to others.

The state Agency for Health Care Administration received federal approval to create a housing assistance pilot program as part of the Florida Medicaid…

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with the co-founder of a newly formed network of independent Black comic book shops across the U.S. They hope to strengthen sales and increase the diversity of comic fans.

The U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, killing one man and leaving two survivors. This brings the number of people who have been killed in boat strikes to at least 208.

Israeli journalist Amir Tibon and his family survived the Oct. 7 attack in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, on the Gaza border. His book tells the story of the kibbutz, from its founding to the attack's aftermath.

The White House Correspondents' Dinner will be headlined by a mentalist instead of a comedian. Oz Pearlman tells NPR he hopes to unify, delight and puzzle the crowd — but can't reveal how.

Leaders from rural communities in eight states travelled to Washington, D.C., last week to urge lawmakers to preserve federal funding that's threatened by the Trump administration.