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Barbara Damrosch of Four Season Farm in Maine speaks to Alex Chadwick about the methods farmers use to avoid E. Coli contamination in spinach.

Russia leaves Kherson. Russia imprisons Griner.

India lands on the moon. A Russian rebel dies in a plane crash.

A massive wildfire that forced 16,000 people from their homes.

Plastics have been touted as a miracle material by some, and criticized as artificial and toxic by others. But, nowadays, it's hard to imagine life without plastics: Cars, textiles, televisions, computers and food containers all have plastic parts. But synthetic plastics are a relatively new invention; production of consumer plastics didn't really take off until after World War II.

A recent study of one recycling plant found that the plastic recycling process creates microplastics that contaminate the air and water.

Are we destined to repeat our patterns, or do we generally stray in surprising directions?

Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it would provide and pay for gender-affirming surgery. The agency still hasn't followed through.

A container ship collided with a bridge in Baltimore overnight, leading to its collapse.

The governor has declared a state of emergency as a search and rescue operation is underway.

In April, the Environmental Protection Agency set aside $9 billion to help local governments with PFAS cleanup. Tucson is among the first cities to get the funding help.

Ebola has now reached other parts of eastern Congo with cases also reported in neighboring Uganda.

In a contentious appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists annual conference in Chicago, former President Donald Trump argued with moderators. PolitiFact partnered with NABJ to fact-check his statements.

Economist Sonali Deraniyagala lost her husband, parents and two sons in the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami. Wave is her searing, unflinching account of learning to live with that loss, and of allowing herself to remember the life that she lost.

In Marisha Pessl's dark, cinematic new novel Night Film, a disgraced journalist takes on a mysterious filmmaker who seems to be a hybrid of Roman Polanski and Dario Argento. It's an over-the-top summer mystery, full of twisty plotting and cinematic imagery.

With prime-time coverage and more competitors than ever before, the Tokyo Paralympic Games have a number of "firsts."

Sexual harassment is rampant in Mexico City. The artist behind "Stop Telling Women to Smile" is asking women to talk back.

As Social Security fraud escalates, the federal government faces new and conflicting pressures over how the system operates. All Things Considered host Robert Siegel reports on the problems the administration faces, and what the solutions may be. Find online how to guard against identity theft.

On "What's Health," Dr. Seth Berkley discusses consequences of falling vaccination rates worldwide. Then, a conversation on a new app reframing puzzles as cognitive rehab.

The Florida Department of Health has issued thousands of free Narcan kits but is still trying to make more available to the public as opioid deaths remain high.

It’s a delicate balance keeping troops supplied while downsizing in Afghanistan. Then, add the mandate to do it in the most economical and efficient…

The Beinecke Library of Yale University will make public the largest known collection of material related to Frederick Douglass, including scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and letters.

Health leaders are pleased with a dramatic drop in cases in Orange County and throughout Florida compared to rates observed last year.

Tupperware's reliance on people selling its storage containers at home-and-garden parties or through social media was once its strength. Now it's a weakness, the company says in its bankruptcy filing.

Buck's new memoir details his experiences in sports and life, including his addiction to hair-plug transplants. When it comes to announcing, he says, "I don't have a rooting interest for either side."