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After a year of social distancing restrictions, Las Vegas is reopening at 100% full capacity on June 1.

Brittany Luse, of the NPR podcast It's Been a Minute, talks to NPR's Elise Hu, who writes about Korean beauty standards in the book, Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Russell Moore, editor-in-chief of the Christianity Today magazine, about his new book Losing Our Religion: An Altar Call for Evangelical America.

Host A Martinez talks with Melissa Hill about her new novel, Keep You Safe, a story which takes on the heated topic of childhood vaccinations and the tragic repercussions of a parent's decision.

Top-division college football announced the teams in its first-ever playoff: Alabama, Oregon, Ohio State and Florida State. But the next division down has had a playoff since the 1970s, with 24 teams.

When kids gaze up at the moon -- many dream about becoming astronauts. But how many look to the sea for similar inspiration?The ocean covers more than…

Two sisters found they had different recollections of a traumatic childhood experience and learned that human memory is a lot less reliable than we tend to think.

In "Texas Hold 'Em," the singer is accompanied by a banjo. It's often thought of as a quintessential Americana instrument. But the history of the banjo tells a different story.

Political conspiracy theories are pushing some family relationships to the breaking point. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Dannagal Young of the University of Delaware about how to mend those rifts.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Brookings' David Wessel about the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic, both globally and in the U.S.

The damage to 1,800 tombs in the Lares Municipal Cemetery was so extensive — and so horrifying — that health officials locked the cemetery gates after Hurricane Maria. They haven't been reopened.

President Obama is in Hawaii with his family Saturday after signing a bill to extend payroll tax cuts and unemployment benefits for two months. It was a victory for the president. For Republicans in the House of Representatives, though, this marked a huge political defeat.

In this latest installment of our series, Lost and Found Sound, producer Brent Runyon recalls leaning how his father taught him how to make a loon call, with tape of the teaching session. In Brent's family, his father could do the call, his grandfather knew how to, Brent's brother can do it, but Brent can't and he doesn't know why. He is the only man in his family who can't make the call. Sometimes he sits alone in his apartment and practices, but hasn't nailed the call of the loon yet. (5:30)Find out more at: http://www.npr.org/programs/lnfsound/stories/001229.stories.html.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Bob Hamilton, head of Eurasia Research at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, about drone attacks. The Kremlin blames Kyiv — while Ukraine hasn't claimed responsibility.

Democratic strategist Maria Cardona offers her take on what Democrats might concede on border security to get aid to Ukraine passed.

Another version of omicron is spreading in Asia and parts of Europe. And it shows signs that it could be slightly more contagious than omicron. Where did this new variant come from?

The corps is under a congressional mandate to integrate boot camp in line with the other services. Critics say it isn't moving fast enough. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 2, 2023.)

Weekend airstrikes severely damaged several buildings in Gaza. On Sunday, an apartment tower in Gaza City was brought down. Israeli officials say Hamas had an operations room in the building.

Throughout the month of May, WUSF will feature the voices of local teachers as they describe the challenges they face, in their own words.

The actor says he got his big break because of a college crush. When she went on an audition, he tagged along, inadvertently starting a career in cologne ads, soap operas — and hit TV shows.

They have an outsized impact on their ecosystems. It took humans driving some of these to near extinction to realize just how important they are.

A controversial proposal that would allow people with concealed-weapons licenses to bring guns to churches, synagogues and other religious institutions...

Bruce Ivins wasn't the only government scientist suspected in the anthrax investigation. Steven Hatfill was also considered a "person of interest" at one point. But Hatfill was exonerated and received a $5.8 million dollar settlement from the federal government.

A review of Gov. Ron DeSantis' tenure so far reveals a mixed record on Florida’s biggest environmental threat, climate change.

State Republican leaders have long rejected expanding eligibility for Medicaid, pointing in part to concerns about potential future costs.