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Madison Keys was a tennis prodigy, beating Serena Williams when she was just 14 years old, but had not won a grand slam title in her 15 year career.

Picture an organic farm, with thousands of free-range chickens roaming wide-open land. Now picture it from above, from the vantage of a soaring bald eagle. It's an all-you-can-eat buffet.

The Atlanta hip-hop star Rich Homie Quan rose to fame nationally in 2013 with his first hit single "Type of Way" and had a short but intense burst of success. He died Thursday.

Not motivated to get to the gym? NPR's Michaeleen Doucleff explores how functional exercise, such as gardening or taking care of chickens, racks up steps and squats.

For nearly half a century, Ursula's Costumes in Los Angeles transformed customers into everything from clowns to Roman emperors and aliens. Now, the 90-year-old owner is closing the store for good.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a union of 1.3 million workers, will not endorse Vice President Harris or former President Donald Trump for president, after decades of backing Democrats.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on five charges, including bribery, fraud and taking foreign donations.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with IU Health University Hospital's Dr. William Goggins, who has performed more than 3,000 kidney transplants, about his patients and this milestone.

It's a big week ahead in politics, with Super Tuesday primaries and President Biden's State of the Union address two days later. We have a preview.

The Super Bowl is Sunday in Las Vegas, and it will be the San Francisco 49ers — hoping to win their first championship in almost three decades — versus the Kansas City Chiefs.

Taiwan's democracy is only a few decades old — but very active. As Taiwan's consequential presidential election approaches, colorful rallies, campaign events and parties fill the streets.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Mayor Nan Whaley about the aftermath of the mass shooting that killed nine people and hurt 27 more there early Sunday morning, and what should come from it.

Among the victims on Wednesday's mid-air collision between an American Airlines regional jet and Army Black Hawk helicopter were figure skaters returning from competition and training in Kansas.

As many as 1,300 probationary employees at CDC and 1,500 at NIH are losing their jobs. Many fear for the future of public health and scientific research.

Federal workers at the home agency for the National Weather Service are concerned about a potential overhaul by Trump officials focused on cutting government costs.

The report was presented by several researchers at a Thursday event hosted at the University of South Florida.

Mayor Eric Adams emerged as a key ally of President Trump on his immigration crackdown after Trump's DOJ agreed to shelve corruption charges. Gov. Kathy Hochul says Adams will remain in office.

Lawmakers sought to dispel Kremlin talking points echoed by the president that Ukraine was responsible for the war with Russia. But they said Trump should be given room to negotiate.

President Trump has named right-wing podcast host Dan Bongino as the FBI's deputy director. That means Bongino will be the number two official behind the recently confirmed director Kash Patel.

Singapore made an exclusive deal to host Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concerts, locking out other Southeast Asian destinations.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kevin De Liban, attorney and founder of TechTonic Justice, about how AI comes between Americans and their government.

The order allowing funds to flow again applies to existing contracts before Trump issued his Jan. 20 executive order declaring a freeze on foreign assistance.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday plans to reconsider more than two dozen rules. And, astronauts "stranded" on the International Space Station may be able to return to Earth.

The money that the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, claims to be saving comes at a huge cost to the workers they're firing. NPR sat down with one federal employee fired on Presidents Day.

The espionage trial for Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal correspondent, has begun in Russia's Ural mountain capital of Yekaterinburg — the same city where he was detained 15 months ago.