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The answer dates back to the 19th century and involves buggies, the Sabbath and farming.

The social network is under pressure over how its platform may be harmful to users and society at large.

The attacks shut down a meat processing plant and an internet software provider earlier this year.

Health care-related measures in the proposal are targeted to combat the opioid epidemic, boost mental health programs and assist the elderly, veterans and people with disabilities.

With some holiday spirit and over 100 volunteers, the White House has been decorated in the theme of "gifts from the heart." The theme honors front-line workers, first responders and the military.

In a scheduled video call Tuesday with the Russian president, Biden will outline economic sanctions and stepped-up support for NATO allies if Russia invades, a senior administration official says.

The lawsuit says the redistricting disadvantages Black and Latino voters and does not reflect the outsize effect minorities played in the state's recent population growth.

The industry has seen its production sharply decline the past couple of decades because of issues such as residential and commercial development, foreign imports and a devastating bacterial disease known as citrus greening.

Host Ari Shapiro talks with Linda Diaz, the winner of this year's NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest. Her entry, "Green Tea Ice Cream" is a dreamy R&B song anchored by her skilled and soulful voice.

Born in Cuba in the late 1800s, danzón had couples gliding in a kind of formal square dance a century later.

"Dwell time" is the amount of time visitors spend wandering through a museum. In most museums, that's around two hours. But in the newest Smithsonian, some visitors are there for as long as six.

Alex Murdaugh's lawyers say he can't afford to buy new underwear or pay his phone bill after his accounts were frozen so victims won't lose their chance to collect settlements.

Officials have released the names of the people who died from the weekend apartment building fire in the Bronx. The deaths of the 17 victims were all caused by smoke inhalation.

The Commonwealth Fund study found that families in Florida were hit harder than any other state. On average, employees opting for family coverage had to pay $7,674. Those who opted for single coverage averaged the third highest rates in the nation – $1,811.

The coffee giant said it was responding to last week's Supreme Court ruling that rejected the Biden administration's plan to require vaccines or COVID testing at companies with more than 100 workers.

The U.S. government announced that it charged Mario Antonio Palacios, a 43-year-old former Colombian soldier who is one of the main suspects in the July killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse.

In Philadelphia, students, teachers and staff come back from the holiday break even as COVID-19 is surging and essential personnel are out sick. Is in-person learning a good idea at this time?

Officials in Europe are working toward a common approach to address Russia's threat against Ukraine. France's president says the EU must use every tool in its diplomatic tool box.

The program aims to offer affordable housing for those who are eligible, especially as rent prices are skyrocketing.

Chicago was shaken by the shooting death of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega last Saturday. Nationally, the number of children shot has jumped during the pandemic.

Alex Cohen of member station KQED reports on a controversial roadside billboard in the Los Angeles metro area advertising a local Spanish-language television station. The ad substitutes "Los Angeles, California" with "Los Angeles, Mexico" -- and the ad has become a flash point for opponents of illegal immigration from the southern border with Mexico.

Read a timeline of selected events leading up to, and following, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

A University of North Carolina professor is doing his best to shatter the myth that physics classes are difficult boring. In one example, Richard Superfine has students pretend to be a train to demonstrate magnetic levitation.

In an interview with NPR White House correspondent Asma Khalid, the vice president also called on Congress to codify abortion rights.

Republican Darren Bailey, who is backed by former President Donald Trump, will face Democrat and billionaire Gov. JB Pritzker on the Illinois ballot for governor in November.