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NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former federal prosecutor Paul Butler, a Georgetown law professor, on the impact of the Justice Department investigation into the Minneapolis police.

We have less than two weeks left in this year's Tiny Desk Contest entry period, and we're seeing more and more entries (and desks) we love each day. Here are some recent favorites.

Moss balls seem to roll around glaciers in a coordinated way, and researchers can't explain why the whole group moves at about the same speed and in the same direction.

Areas of the bay will be open to permitted commercial harvesting on weekdays, with permitted recreational harvesting on weekends.

Bulls students and fans are invited to watch and participate in the telecasts outside the Marshall Student Center prior to the nationally televised football against UTSA.

White iPod headphones. Bright blue Tiffany boxes. Corona with lime. Brand expert Martin Lindstrom says companies have been marketing directly to your subconscious. Lindstrom discusses his new book, Buyology: Truth and Lies About Why We Buy.

School is scheduled to begin Monday, but with hundreds of schools damaged or destroyed Haitian officials are considering a postponement.

The Go-Go's proved that pop and punk could mingle to land at the top of the charts. "You can take the girl out of punk, but you can't take punk out of the girl," says Charlotte Caffey, lead guitarist.

Federal monitoring began in the wake of a corruption and brutality scandal two decades ago. Critics say progress is extremely fragile and remain worried about true progress.

While Americans are booking more international trips, the U.S. remains closed to most international visitors, including Canadians.

Superstitious Houston Astro fans can blame Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for their team's collapse Monday in the American League Division Series.

In the past decade, Wikipedia has become part of our cultural fabric. Its articles range from trivial to useful -- even with the occasional error. As many readers know, the site always has something interesting to offer.

Forced shut during a 1990s insurgency, cinemas are reopening in Kashmir. A new generation will now get to see Bollywood idols on the big screen. Is it a political maneuver, or a return to normalcy?

Sarasota, Manatee, developers and FDOT say circles make sense, in some locations, to boost safety.

Gov. DeSantis' name is being bandied about as a potential candidate for president in 2024. As he prepares for November's gubernatorial election against Democratic challenger Charlie Crist, here's how he got there.

President Obama announced Tuesday his decision to aggressively increase the presence of U.S. troops on the ground in Afghanistan to 30,000. He also outlined an equally tight timeline for their withdrawal by July 2011. Some say the plan is the most consequential decision of his presidency to-date. Ashraf Haidari, a political counselor from the Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington, D.C., and Afghan journalist Najib Sharifi are joined by former U.S. Army Captain Benjamin Tupper to discuss the heavy implications of the recent announcement and whether they agree with President Obama's assessment of the situation.

As college athletes nationwide rush to ink individual sponsorship deals under a new NCAA policy, North Carolina is the first to say it will license players in groups alongside school trademarks.

Despite the deadly attack, President Biden pledged that the U.S. evacuation of Afghanistan will continue.

This is a three-part radio series produced in partnership with The Florida Center for Investigative Reporting. Florida has gone through some big changes...

Teen use of AI chatbots is growing, and psychologists worry it's affecting their social development and mental health. Here's what parents should know to help kids use the technology safely.

A Twitter user in Saudi Arabia has been exposing the lavish lifestyles of royals, bad military deals and other offenses in the kingdom. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Ozy.com writer Laura Secorun Palet about her coverage of the leaks.

As orange prices boom and crops plummet worldwide, scientists in Central Florida lead the search for citrus greening solutions with genetic engineering.

We're all living in a whole new world out there - the world of COVID-19, coronavirus or social distancing. Whatever you call it, it's a world of…

The tallgrass prairie is an astonishing place to run — with rolling hills, bison herds, wildflowers and birds. We take a sunrise run in a tallgrass preserve in Kansas.

Matching the sickest patients with social workers and medical support doesn't reduce costly hospital readmissions, a study finds. Still, some believe greater social investment could make a difference.