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The education secretary faced questions about the shrinking of her agency, limits on federal student loan borrowing and oversight of the education of students with disabilities.

Scott Simon speaks with Tommy Porter, a farmer in North Carolina, about how inflation is affecting the operation of his livestock and poultry farm.

Antarctic krill serve as a crucial food source for penguins, seals, and whales. They recycle nutrients used by algae. Now researchers say they've found krill in a surprising place: hydrothermal vents.

From mud collected in Antarctica to mangrove soil scooped up in Tampa Bay, specimens are resurfacing. But it may be a while before vital scientific equipment is restored.

The idea of human composting — to help restore a forest or grow flowers — may be a little off-putting to some, but it has many advantages over traditional-but-toxic methods of burial and cremation.

The former Tennessee nurse faces prison time for a fatal medication mistake. Reaction from her peers was swift and fierce on social media and beyond ― and it isn't over.

Pope Leo XIV is seen as a centrist who shares his predecessor's progressive views on certain social issues. Here's what we know so far.

A photographer uses watercolors sensitized to light to make ethereal images of dying trees on the Chesapeake and Delaware bays. As sea levels rise, these haunting sights will only continue to grow.

In an election year, what does it mean to stand up against your own peers for what you think is right? We look to the story of a young German girl and a movement that defied Hitler.

The area northwest of where the eye of Hurricane Ian came ashore last week is hobbled. Residents and businesses from Gasparilla Island to Englewood, Fla., are struggling to decide how to move forward.

As of Monday afternoon, the Atlanta-based airline has canceled more than 800 flights and delayed roughly 1,400 flights, according to FlightAware.

Turkey's president admits there were problems with his government's initial quake response, President Biden takes his message on the road, Florida lawmakers aim to end Disney World's self-governance.

NPR's Rachel Martin looks back at last night's debate with Democratic strategist Karen Finney and Republican strategist Scott Jennings.

NPR's A. Martinez speaks with Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas about the border crisis, and the Biden administration's efforts to curb the flow of migrants.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Sarah Jane Tribble, chief rural correspondent for KFF Health News, about how potential cuts to Medicaid could impact rural hospitals.

Families of men who disappeared during the rule of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hope for answers now that she's been ousted.

In April 2025, NPR looked at the impact of President Trump's cuts to foreign aid on HIV positive individuals in Zambia. Many were falling sick without access to their HIV medications. We returned to those people, as well as others who keep close tabs on the HIV/AIDS situation, to see where things stand now.

A wildfire in southern New Mexico threatens to wipe out a tourist town's busy season, while mudslides from a two-year-old burn scar in the north have created a drinking water crisis in another.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast share recommendations that are bringing them joy. Host Glen Weldon looks back on some of his favorite picks this year.

NPR's Emily Feng speaks with Jack Jenkins of the Religion News Service and with participants and speakers at Rededicate 250, a prayer festival on the National Mall, about the purpose and significance of the event.

Stephen Thompson, host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast, talks about the TV coverage of the Olympic games and the value of a good sports commentator.

Women often bear a heavier burden at times of crisis. Yet they draw on their inner strength to survive — and thrive. NPR photographed and interviewed 19 women over 3 weeks. Here are their stories.

Sara Saedi was two when her parents fled Iran to California. Her new memoir describes her 18-year-long path to citizenship, and the lingering anxiety of being undocumented.

The policy would restrict protests on school property, or during the school day, by staff and students.

Baron became executive editor of The Washington Post in 2013, just a few months before Jeff Bezos bought the paper. He predicts a second Trump presidency would be a "government of vengeance."