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It would increase the amount of money lawmakers can put into a key reserve fund. DeSantis called it a "foolish" proposal.

Climate change-fueled hurricanes and sea-level rise get a lot of attention, but Mississippi River Basin communities also are experiencing the effects of global warming.

Pope Leo XIV reflected on the legacy of Pope Francis and whether he sees himself as more U.S. American or Peruvian.

This comes close to the quietest Tiny Desk Concert we've ever had. The music Cigarettes After Sex makes is incredibly hushed. It's a sound so minimal it barely exists.

Judge Brenda Penny signed an order denying Spears' request to have her father, Jamie Spears, removed from control of her conservatorship.

"I just want you to know," Raveena told the NPR office, "that in this space that we're in, you're extremely, extremely loved."

The Times acquired the simple word guessing game for an undisclosed price in the low-seven figures. The paper already maintains its own set of games.

A RAND Corporation survey found that Americans who served in the military support extremist views at rates lower than nonveterans.

The Federal Reserve's decision to cut a key interest rate this week prompted a burst of activity in the mortgage market, as homeowners tried to figure out whether to refinance. Russell Rothstein, the director of mortgage lending for Beacon Mortgage in Rockville, Md., offers advice.

In 2018, an orca in Washington dubbed J35 by scientists made global headlines when she carried her dead baby on her nose for 17 days. The same orca has just lost another calf.

Lessig is a passionate advocate for campaign finance reform. If he wins, he says, he will pass the Citizen Equality Act of 2017 to provide voters with vouchers to fund the campaign of their choice.

Creating a peacekeeping force for southern Lebanon is a centerpiece of the U.S. plan to end fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. But it will be difficult, if not impossible, according to the former deputy secretary of state in the Bush administration.

Millie Jackson carved a niche for herself in the 1970s with suggestive takes on soul songs that put her on the same forbidden shelf as the racy LPs of Redd Foxx and Richard Pryor. At 62, she says she has no regrets and wouldn't change a thing.

It's been one year since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at the Robb Elementary school. The shooting left 17 others injured.

The name Madoff has been sullied thanks to money manager Bernard Madoff, who has been accused of creating a Ponzi scheme that bilked investors out of $50 billion. Bernard Madoff is not the only Madoff in the country. Ari Madoff, a lawyer in Chicago, is trying to drum up business in the wake of the scandal.

Her employer offered only a high-deductible health plan; that meant she'd have to pay up to $6,000 out of pocket each year. Advocates for patients say this sort of underinsurance is snatching lives.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Olivier Bancoult, leader of the Chagos Refugee Group. Fifty years ago, the U.K. forced the Chagossians off their land to make room for a U.S. military base.

From member station WMUB, Gary Scott reports on reaction to the president's speech Tuesday night at a Veterans of Foreign War chapter in a suburb of Dayton, Ohio.

The band Nickelback got a surprise mention on floor of the House of Representatives Thursday when two Congressman exchanged strong opinions about the band.

A husband and wife photography team, based in Atlanta, create avant-garde and futuristic shoots for their clients, which are all children. Many are highlighted in their new book, Glory.

Speaking by Skype, Abdel Kafi Alhamdo an English teacher at the University of Aleppo, living in the rebel-held portion of the city, says the cease-fire is holding but he does not expect it to last.

The NCAA has settled a class-action lawsuit over its head injury policies, pending approval. Supporters laud a $70 million fund for medical monitoring; others say there's no money for injured players.

We hear from the student winners of the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search, America's oldest science and math competition.

Connecticut fended off Notre Dame 83-65, and Louisville triumphed over California. The two winners will play in the women's NCAA title game on Tuesday.

The Nashville star helps us break down the appeal of the beloved 2000 song by Wheatus, a truly strange cult hit that has stood the test of time.