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Vocalist and songwriter Rene Marie likes to re-invent tunes by Billie Holiday, Enya, and the Beatles. Sunday on Weekend All Things Considered, she took one of her own tunes to her band for the first time. Part one of two.

The new level means crews and equipment may be harder to come by for new or growing wildfires.

Looking for backup, I turned to an AI chatbot for relationship wisdom. It took my side. It was only when I challenged the bot's biases — and my own — that we had a communication breakthrough.

Panic and fear gripped an Ocala school Friday when a gunman opened fire, wounding one student before being taken into custody on a day planned for a…

The Lebanese government is encouraging departures, but the U.N. objects. "We are at the service of the refugees," says a Lebanese security official, "but we have reached the limit of our capability."

With a more contagious variant now dominant in the U.S., the country's genomic surveillance capacity is getting a major boost.

The arrest of food delivery worker Chen Guojiang dealt a blow to nascent efforts to promote couriers' rights as they've gained broader public attention during the coronavirus pandemic.

When tech giant Foxconn said it would build a massive manufacturing facility in Wisconsin, it promised to open "innovation centers" — one of many side benefits that so far appear to be illusory.

North Carolina furniture makers say new tariffs may help them compete against imports, but their industry relies on global supplies that are getting more expensive.

Run Run was cute, but it eventually ran afoul of neighbors when it started chasing their chickens and ducks. It turns out the family's pet was not a dog at all — it was an Andean fox.

Five years ago Mendl Weinstock was annoyed at his sister's incessant talk about weddings. He said if she ever got married, he'd bring a llama. He followed through with a live llama in a custom tuxedo.

China's exports to the U.S. have dropped sharply this year, in the face of President Trump's tariffs — but the country is still finding plenty of customers elsewhere around the world.

President Trump said Sunday that "there are methods" that would allow him to serve a third term in office, despite the two-term limit mandated by the Constitution.

Among the quarter of American adults who have had a concussion, most said they had sought medical treatment, according to the results of a poll conducted by NPR and Truven Health Analytics.

Five years ago, Newark, N.J., gave a valentine to residents: a building lot for a $1,000. It was a nice idea, but only a handful of the people awarded those lots were able to build.

Gomez grew up speaking Spanish, but eventually lost her fluency. She spent months relearning the language for her latest role as the wife of a Mexican cartel boss. Originally broadcast Nov. 19, 2024.

A new Pew Research Center survey finds that nearly 80 percent of respondents say they can't trust Washington, and have little faith that the federal bureaucracy can solve the nation's ills. Director Andrew Kohut tells Steve Inskeep that only 22 percent said they can trust the federal government "almost always or most of the time."

The new World War II Memorial was formally dedicated this past weekend, welcoming thousands of veterans to the National Mall. It honors those who served in the Second World War, as well as the workers and families who supported the war at home. But the memorial also has a little-known neighbor: the World War I Memorial. NPR's Noah Adams reports.

An Indian medical student in Sumy says she and classmates had to use snow for drinking water while they await hopeful evacuation to flee the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

In the next presidential election, voters might choose between the oldest would-be president ever, and the second oldest. NPR talked with seniors about electing a president their age.

Every major campaign used to have jingles. Now so many political ads seem to be more about the opposition than the candidate they're trying to elect.

A new exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures celebrates the life and outrageous cinema of John Waters, queer icon and proud maker of "filth."

The eldest grandchild of Nelson Mandela had a busy week — speaking at the climate summit COP28 about the need to aid the Global South and throwing a party to mark the 10th anniversary of his passing.

Poet Tess Taylor says a good poem can "reroute your day" in under five minutes. She offers suggestions for poetry that "takes you to a different place, and then allows you to return a little altered."

The Marine Corps called off rescue operations for seven Marines and one Navy sailor who went missing when their amphibious vehicle sank during training off the coast of Southern California.