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In Nigeria, a film revolution is unfolding — not in cinemas, but on YouTube.

Since 1949, a law on New Jersey's books requires station employees to pump gas into your tank. With record inflation and unrest overseas, state lawmakers are trying to change that measure.

Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn says President Trump's crackdown in Washington, D.C., could tarnish police relationships in the city.

School districts across the country are working to help students with disabilities make up for the supports they lost access to during the pandemic. In Pittsburgh, those efforts include rock climbing.

The one-in-a-billion chance it could have hit somebody on the head didn't become a reality, as the European satellite reentered the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Hawaii.

The Hurricane Hunters provide surveillance of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the central Pacific Ocean for the National Hurricane Center. The unit also flies other missions during the hurricane “off-season” to investigate winter storms off both coasts of the U.S.

Theodor Geisel's first book for kids was rejected 27 times before it was finally published in 1937. And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street was inspired by a very ordinary street in Geisel's Massachusetts hometown.

Gas prices in California are some of the highest in the country. People in Los Angeles are getting creative in order to continue driving.

A Tennessee bill seeks to ban unauthorized deepfakes and regulate how AI platforms use copyrighted material to train algorithms without permission.

The country's monkeypox outbreak can still be stopped, U.S. health officials said Thursday, despite rising case numbers and so far limited vaccine supplies.

The Land Back Movement is an effort by native Americans to reclaim lost land. Two reporters take a look at where it's worked and where it hasn't at reservations in Minnesota.

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.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Philip Goldberg, the U.S. ambassador to South Korea, about the tension surrounding President Yoon Suk Yeol's political future after he declared martial law.

NPR speaks with Johns Hopkins professor and Russia expert Sergey Radchenko about Donald Trump's foreign policy approach.

Elizabeth Vaughan had a painful experience during a high school choir performance. Then, a few kind words at just the right moment changed the course of her life.

President Trump said the U.S. will delay military strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure while it negotiates with Iran.

Xi is in the U.S. for a Pacific Rim nations meeting. The Xi-Biden talks come at a time of poor relations between the countries. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Patricia Kim of the Brookings Institution.

The Planet Money team discovered an old superhero languishing in the public domain, a superhero that seems perfect for a radio network. Could NPR rescue him?

A New York judged ruled against independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., saying his petition did not use a legitimate address. The campaign blasted the ruling and pledged to appeal.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Malcolm Harris about his new book, Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World.

Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. looks at the cultural legacy of African slaves brought to Latin America.

Sometimes known as Jewish Mardi Gras, Purim doesn't get the same press that Hanukkah and Passover do, but it's twice the fun. Rachel Rappaport shares the story behind the holiday and new twists on old Purim treats.

In a stark change to conventional Indian literature, chick-lit novels are gaining popularity in Indian society. As a part of the program's Next Big Thing series, author Swati Kaushal discusses her novel, which many call the first Indian chick-lit, and the necessity for this genre in Indian culture.

NPR's Ari Shapiro checks in with Carlos, the Venezuelan protester we first met in June 2017. Even though he insisted he did not want to leave his country, in October, he fled to Belgium.

Murals and drawing on streets across Florida are vanishing. Not just the rainbow-painted crosswalks, but also murals honoring police. That's because the state says they're a "safety issue."