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Each spring, hundreds of thousands of swans, geese, cranes and other waterfowl descend on a Montana lake on their way to the Arctic. A small town festival draws thousands of bird fans.

The number of undocumented migrants crossing to the U.S. from Mexico plummeted in January. What's behind the drop, and will it last?

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Doug Lansky, a tourism expert based in Sweden, about the impact of wildfires on tourism in Greece.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the Financial Times reporter Valerie Hopkins about the political crisis in Austria and the fate of the far right there.

Dancers from the Star Garden topless bar voted in favor of joining Actors' Equity Association, becoming the only group of organized strippers in the U.S. Employers have agreed to recognize the union.

Analysis of what declining Army recruitment might mean for the U.S. moving forward.

NPR's Noel King talks to the ACLU's Lee Gelernt about the lawsuit his organization is filing against the White House's new asylum rule in order to keep it from taking effect.

The new album BUBBA from Haitian-born artist Kaytranada is a throwback to the black roots of dance music, says reviewer Miguel Perez.

President Biden can savor some accomplishments this Christmas as he decides whether to run for reelection.

NATO has launched a naval mission aimed at protecting undersea infrastructure, cables and pipelines which Nordic and Baltic governments believe have become targets of sabotage, likely by Russia.

As Texas deals with the aftermath of a series of deadly storms, NPR’s Steve Inskeep checks in with Cooke County Sheriff Ray Sappington.

Early Tuesday morning, almost the entire island of Puerto Rico was hit with a blackout, leaving more than a million people without power. Officials are warning it could take days to restore.

NPR's Asma Khalid talks to sports media expert Keith Strudler about how sports journalism is changing.

Vision impairment is a common problem in large parts of Asia, Africa and Latin America. It has a serious effect on economies. One solution: providing eye glasses. But it turns out that can be tricky.

The Biden administration has announced the details of a new plan for student debt relief, this time targeting specific groups of borrowers.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former child actor Alyson Stoner about what can be done to better protect young people working in Hollywood.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kateryna Stepanenko of the Institute for the Study of War, about the strategic importance of the Ukrainian city Bakhmut.

Twin brothers, Melvin and Marvin Morgan, talk about their thoughts on death. They both have had long careers as morticians in New York City.

The Trump administration is considering removing aluminum from vaccines, a move opposed by most public health experts.

We wrap up another week with President-elect Joe Biden preparing to take office, while President Trump and his supporters deny Biden's victory, filing questionable legal challenges.

Planned Parenthood President Alexis McGill Johnson speaks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about the Supreme Court decision striking down a restrictive Louisiana abortion law.

Created by Pulitzer-winning composer Ellen Reid, Soundwalk lets visitors score their socially distanced walks around the park with an ever-changing, GPS-sensitive soundtrack.

An individual person's odds of winning the lottery are slim, so an office pool can be a way to improve your odds. But how do you avoid the pitfalls of the office lottery pool?

NPR's Noel King talks to Italy's ambassador to the U.S. Armando Varricchio about the country's response to the coronavirus outbreak, and President Trump's restrictions on travel from Europe.

The National Labor Relations Board ruled Thursday that many corporations using a franchise model are "joint employers" with the local franchisee, which will impact union organizing and negotiations.