Search results for

Families will be heading to the beach for the summer. But how do you build an epic sandcastle? NPR's Scott Simon asks sand sculptor, Dean Arscott, for some tips.

What happens when Russia arrests civilians in the Ukrainian territories it occupies? New Yorker writer Joshua Yaffa followed a group of women through the Russian prison system.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with founding members of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Anthony Kiedis and Flea, about their new album, Unlimited Love.

Five Republican candidates met for the third debate of the 2024 presidential race to address issues like abortion rights, international conflict and the future of Social Security.

The Florida Board Bar of Examiners requires all applicants to have valid citizenship or immigration papers. Jose Godinez-Samperio, who has no such papers, was granted a waiver to sit for the bar exam in 2011. He passed, but now the bar says it will admit him only with approval from the state Supreme Court.

A federal court in Texas hears arguments Thursday in a long-running case about the future of DACA. The program provides temporary legal protection to some immigrants brought to the U.S. as children.

Ithaca, N.Y., wants to eliminate greenhouse gasses by 2030 — 20 years faster than the rest of the country. But even in this liberal city meeting climate targets is harder than expected.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Tom Nichols, a staff writer at The Atlantic, about why some Americans have grown increasingly hostile to expertise, and what it means in this election.

Some farmers are in a bruising battle with John Deere and other tractor makers over what they are allowed to repair on the equipment they own.

A large number of proposals appear in both packages, but with different amounts of money.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Indiana Democratic Chairman John Zody about his party's final day on the campaign trail for this year's midterm elections.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Fulton County Commissioner Khadijah Abdur-Rahman, who supports a boycott of businesses in Georgia over new voting restrictions.

A Venezuelan was told to self-deport this week. She instead pushed for an asylum hearing, something many migrants are doing.

Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon talks with Errol Louis, host of NY1's Inside City Hall, about the latest in the New York City mayoral race bribe scheme. A Democratic New York state senator is charged with trying to buy a spot on the Republican ticket.

In exchange for a $1,500 donation, the park is offering an annual pass valid for entry in 2172. That is 150 years from now. The Inheritance Passes are designed to be used by the donors' descendants.

Well-known insurers are selling new sorts of health plans outside the Affordable Care Act exchanges that may sound cheaper but aren't necessarily. Some, for example, charge extra for common surgeries.

The U.S. could run out of cash to pay its bills by June 1. Hollywood writers are striking against the major studios. The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on Supreme Court ethics.

Hurricane Katrina exposed longstanding flaws in the New Orleans criminal justice system. In the 20 years since, there has been dramatic change in the public defender office.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Danny Werfel, commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, about this year's tax filing season and the future of the IRS.

Lear, who died Dec. 5, used humor to address racism and politics. Terry Gross spoke with Lear in 2014; Good Times actor Esther Rolle in 1983; and All in the Family director John Rich in 2006.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ends on Thursday. Here's how he has evolved to meet the moment.

Some 30,000 fewer people are dying every year in the U.S. from fentanyl and other street drugs. This shift has stunned addiction experts, reversing decades of rising death.

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona says President Trump's decision to strike Iran leaves the U.S. in a "dangerous" moment and he worries it may speed up its efforts to build a nuclear weapon.

An angry mob set fire to a local parliament building in an Indonesian provincial capital, leaving at least three people dead and five others hospitalized, officials said.

In a redo of an issue decided just four years ago, a newly constituted Supreme Court once again weighs abortion regulations.