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Limbaugh entertained millions, propelled waves of Republican politicians and rebuked the media establishment as liberal. He also trampled the boundaries of acceptable political discourse.

Historian Kyle Ward speaks with Steve Inskeep about his book, History in the Making. It chronicles the ways that U.S. history textbooks change over time in their portrayal of events like the Mexican-American War. This is the first in a series of conversations about history.

Florida International University’s Martina Potlach, whose studies marry landscape design and ecology, gave ideas on how to reconceptualize how shorelines work if humans are to live in coastal South Florida as storms intensify and the sea moves in.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Michele Steele of ESPN about the NFL's embrace of gambling, a stolen Jackie Robinson statue, the NHL allowing hockey players back in the Olympics, and the NHL all-star game.

Washington, D.C., teacher Sam Sokoloff was in the right place at the right time: a Safeway just before a curfew, and just before two shots of coronavirus vaccine would have to be thrown away.

The Swedish Academy announced that Bob Dylan was the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. The mercurial songwriter hasn't responded to the academy's invitation to a December ceremony in his honor.

Adoption fees have been reduced to $14 if you swipe right on a large dog to celebrate Valentine's Day. But don't worry, you can go on a first date or make an adoption appointment before committing.

Adoption fees have been reduced to $14 if you swipe right on a large dog to celebrate Valentine's Day. But don't worry, you can go on a first date or make an adoption appointment before committing.

The Biden administration says part of the reason grocery prices are climbing is the consolidation in the meat packing industry. Just four firms are said to have a stranglehold on the market.

Fiery singer-songwriter Sinéad O'Connor became a star in the MTV era, rewriting the rules while courting controversy. Now, she reclaims an influential legacy with a new memoir, Rememberings.

Each year, a smaller proportion of Latinos in the United States speaks Spanish. But for many, the language is still a fundamental marker of their identity.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump faced off at a presidential debate. Congress barrels toward a government shutdown deadline. Secretary of State Blinken is in Ukraine with Britain's foreign secretary.

A former US intelligence official has confirmed with NPR that highly classified US intelligence documents that appeared on a pro-Iranian site are authentic. The documents describe preparations by Israel in advance of a possible strike on Iran.

The House GOP budget resolution relies on significant cuts to Medicaid. Some Republican lawmakers are warning about the effect this could have on their constituents.

The books had to be light and small enough to fit in servicemen's pockets. The motto of the Council on Books in Wartime was: "Books Are Weapons in the War of Ideas."

Division over the future of the Republican Party were on display this weekend as conservatives gathered for Turning Point USA's "AmericaFest" conference in Phoenix, Arizona.

Under a new federal plan out today to manage the Colorado river, Arizona, California and Nevada would share steep water cuts over the next decade. The plan by will deeply impact communities and farms across those states.

In recent years, mobile crisis response teams respond to 911 calls about people in mental crisis, to avoid involving police. But some crisis units have now closed for lack of consistent funding.

According to the state, 92.2% of students earned a diploma in 2024-25 – 2.5 points over the previous year and 4.9 points over 2021-22. The progress was celebrated at the district level, including the Tampa area.

David Greene talks to liberal-leaning economist Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Policy and Economic Research, about how Donald Trump's views on trade are similar to his own.

Donald Trump will face sentencing on July 11 -- just days before Republicans convene in Milwaukee to nominate him for president for the third election in a row. So, what happens now?

Lingering effects of the storm are expected to cause dangerous conditions through early Monday as residents dig out from under the weekend's record-breaking levels of snow.

Using a remote operated vehicle, NOAA scientists on the Okeanos Explorer encountered a shiny golden orb deep in the Gulf of Alaska.

The singer and actor's lawsuit against Nigel Lythgoe is the latest in a string of high-profile cases filed right before portions of California's Sexual Abuse and Cover Up Accountability Act expire.

Texas Republicans are threatening to arrest Democrats in the state House unless they return, so the Legislature can work on a plan that could add GOP seats in the Congress.