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As the Major League Baseball season ends, NPR's A Martinez talks to former pitcher Mark Gubicza about the new rules put into place this year, and whether they made a difference.

Dolce and Gabbana had some unexpected guests at its latest runway show at Milan Fashion Week: drones. The drones were carrying the fall 2018 handbags.

The man behind the buyout of Chicago-based Tribune Co. has a penchant for risky investments. But they tend to pay off: Real estate mogul Sam Zell, 65, is worth an estimated $4.5 billion.

The National Guard dropped off pumps in an attempt to drain the reservoir before the hole in the earthen dam becomes larger.

NPR's Daniel Estrin talks to Emily Sieu Liebowitz and Laura Flam, the authors of But Will You Love Me Tomorrow. It's a collection of interviews of more than 100 members of girl groups in the 1960s.

Vice President Harris will discuss her new proposals to win over Black male voters today at a town hall event. And, aid groups fear Israel is starving people in northern Gaza.

The loss of the longtime hospital in Fort Scott, Kan., has forced a change in the way ER care is provided, including a greater reliance on air ambulances.

On Tuesday, family and loved ones in Chowchilla, Calif., remember a school bus driver who many consider an American hero. Thirty-six years ago, Ed Ray was driving his regular school bus route when it was hijacked. Everyone aboard was driven 100 miles, forced into a storage van, and buried alive. Audie Cornish speaks with Lynda Carrejo-Labendeira, who was on the bus that day.

Two electric vehicle shoppers feel conflicted about how China's more affordable EVs would affect drivers, jobs and the climate if they were sold in the U.S.

Derek Reich, 27, says the changes Florida's Republican governor and legislature made to education standards align to their political views and is indoctrination. It's led the Democrat to seek state office in November.

The genre-busting composer, who believes in classical music's "multi-dimensional space," brings a strikingly diverse playlist with him for a relaxed session of spinning tunes and talking music.

Some Florida veterans are putting on a holiday performance at their local VA, but not just to spread cheer. It’s part of a program that uses harmonicas...

The young singer, part of a wave of British female pop stars finding success in the U.S., has been compared to Dusty Springfield and sparked rumors that her father is fellow Wales native Tom Jones. She talks about the tiny town where she grew up, and recording her first demos on a karaoke machine.

Although the study authors say the results can't be used to gauge drug use on the roads nationwide, the high number of drivers, passengers and others with drugs in their systems is concerning.

Hamilton heads to Disney Plus this weekend. And a YouTube parody brings the coronavirus pandemic pro-mask/anti-mask debate to a head with lyrics written to match music from the Broadway smash.

UPS says a clerical error made Simone Boutet's home a return address for a shoe vendor. She wants the mistake corrected. Boutet says the shoes arriving at her house are "really, really, really tacky."

Ray Parrish owns the Maltese Brewing Company in Virginia. When he found out that Guinness World Records didn't currently have a record for spiciest beer, he decided he would try and set it.

Fifth grader Andres Valencia, 10, uses the money to buy Roblox coins or Nintendo Switch consoles for all his friends. He's also donated to AIDS research and children's charities.

A controversial provision that would have allowed for the sale of national forest and other public lands is likely to be removed from a mega budget bill now before the U.S. Senate.

Reopenings have come after an April 29 public health advisory by Department of Health Secretary Scott Rivkees recommending that government offices resume in-person operations and services.

The medals were given for acts of "gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty." Two were awarded posthumously, including one to the first Black recipient since the Vietnam War.

Jimmie Johnson has won the Daytona 500, one day after crash during a race there injured fans. Danica Patrick, who was hoping to make history by winning, finished eighth. However, she managed to become the first woman in history to lead laps at the NASCAR race.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it's expanding a pandemic program into the summer to help families pay for meals their children won't get in school.

Video game technology has evolved rapidly in recent years, and it increasingly relies on AI. Performers who do stunts and behind-the-scenes body movements for games want their work protected.

A Labor Department proposal would protect workers from dangerous heat. There currently is no national scale protection, but as climate change increases, summers are becoming more intense for workers.