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In Portland, Ore., little girls are soldering copper, pouring concrete and running electrical wiring. At the Girls Build camp, local tradeswomen teach them the ins and outs of construction.

The winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for music is both an unforgettable seascape and an urgent call to action. Hear the Alaskan composer and environmentalist's sweeping symphonic work.

President Obama called for changes to the corporate tax system this week. Tax rates would go down, deductions would go away and companies with overseas operations would find it harder not to pay. Republicans don't like the entire plan, but have not rejected it either. Steve Inskeep talks to Michigan Rep. Dave Camp, chairman of the House tax-writing committee, who has been pressing for a simpler tax code.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday forecast a 15 percent decline in orange production for the recently started growing season as compared to the last harvest

Florida is faring poorly on economic factors that influence child poverty, but key health indicators -- from low-birthweight babies to child health...

Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., says he thinks the Senate can pass a "retroactive" Affordable Care Act subsidy extension, but "we need President Trump."

Sophy Romvari's semi-autobiographical drama touches on her childhood in British Columbia and her family's experience of tragedy. Blue Heron has won numerous prizes at international film festivals.

Oakland is losing the A's but gaining a minor-league baseball team. Scott Simon talks with Don Wakamatsu, head of baseball operations of the Oakland Ballers and former major league player and coach.

Florida's coral reef has been beset by everything from 101-degree temperatures to stony coral tissue loss disease. The key to saving it may be on land.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia about Trump's inconsistent timeline to end the war with Iran and Democrats' efforts to restrain presidential war powers.

Richard Branson started Virgin Galactic 17 years ago to make space travel possible for his generation. This weekend he'll be on its first fully crewed test flight to space, beating Jeff Bezos by days.

Tim Borland ran 63 marathons in as many days to call attention to ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T), a rare degenerative children's disease. His quest began in California on Labor Day, took him to 26 states, and ended at the New York City Marathon on Sunday.

Republicans passed more than $1 trillion for the Pentagon alongside a budget blueprint to fund the war with Iran and implement provisions of President Trump's election overhaul bill.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with CNN's Christiane Amanpour about broadcaster Ted Turner's legacy.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to social scientist Kathryn Coduto of Boston University about a decline in the use of dating apps.

The massively influential songwriter was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday. Sean Wilentz, author of Bob Dylan In America, says it's appropriate to consider Dylan's songs literary works.

A group called Vet the Vote is encouraging veterans to help out with the shortage of election workers in an atmosphere made tense by heated rhetoric and even threats against poll workers.

Executives from four U.S. Internet companies get a chilly reception Wednesday on Capitol Hill as members of Congress accuse them of helping China oppress internal dissent. But the companies say their operations in China would foster freedom there, not squelch it.

Russians have been counting the days until Donald Trump is sworn in as the next U.S. president. Officials, and official television, have been blasting the Obama years and looking forward to improved ties.

Federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty for the man who killed ten people in a racist attack on a Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket in May, 2022.

That's right, watch the week's news get the treatment it deserves when the NPR news quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! brings its star power to big screens across the country in a special LIVE performance on May 2, 2013.

Did the eviction moratorium work to slow COVID? When people can't afford rent, they often end up in closer quarters. During a pandemic, that increases the risk of viral transmission.

It's more and more common for debut novels to have elaborate homes on the Web, complete with blogs, chatrooms, videos and games. Often the sites are richly illustrated, almost cinematic.

The number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in the greater Tampa Bay region continues to drop. This week's total of 6,050 is half of what it was at the end of January.

The horror movie is a hit at the box office, but poses a conundrum for those who like to take in their cinema with snacks.