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A massive explosion and fire rocked a port in southern Iran possibly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant.

Midwest Farmers are still cleaning up from record floods in March. The work may delay or even prevent planting for some, which will have ripple effects throughout the U.S. agriculture sector.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Rachel Cleetus of the Union of Concerned Scientists, about the latest U.N. climate report which is focused on ways to combat climate warming.

It's the Fourth of July, and to commemorate the holiday, the Up First newsletter asked readers to share what freedom means to them. And, this one secret will give you the perfect summer pasta salad.

Abortion is a polarizing issue. But whatever your opinion, if you’re a Floridian voting this November, you’ll have a say in whether the right to an abortion is written into the state constitution.

Puerto Rican rapper Residente is ready for his biggest fight yet – challenging the meaning of America. "Everyone is American on this continent," he says.

Long before playing the T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Patrick was a house painter in Ohio. Then a near-death boating accident made him realize he needed to pursue his dreams.

Amendment 4 restored voting rights to more than a million Florida residents with a felony conviction.

The attacked happened in an off-campus house. Police have not yet identified a suspect and that has cast a shadow over the campus.

One of the longest serving anchors in U.S. television news history is stepping down. Univision anchor Jorge Ramos made his announcement on Monday.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with Washington Post columnist Eduardo Porter about Texas' immigration law SB4, and Mexico's reaction to it.

A free app uses citizen scientists to help keep tabs on these critical insects.

Toll lanes on Interstate-295 between Interstate-95 and the Buckman Bridge are in the final calibrating stage before going into operation within the few...

A political career was once regarded as fine preparation for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. But that was long ago. What's changed?

The Senate Appropriations Committee voted 13-6 to approve the bill, which is similar to a Mississippi law that is being reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court.

President Trump ordered the death of the best-known Iranian paramilitary commander in a move expected to yield shock waves across the world. What will happen now?

To counter a COVID-19 surge, New York City will implement what its mayor says will be a "first-in-the-nation" vaccine mandate for all private-sector workers to take effect Dec. 27.

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.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: South Side, Treasure Planet, the Sight & Sound film list, Matt Rogers and more.

See the band premiere "Rent I Pay," the lead-off cut to Spoon's first new album in four years, They Want My Soul. The group performed the song live at New York City's Le Poisson Rouge on Jun. 9.

The driving force behind Antony and the Johnsons is Antony Hegarty, who grew up deeply influenced by the musical presence of Boy George and Culture Club. Jerry Dannemiller has a review of the group's second CD, I Am a Bird Now.

Think of the best songs of 2021 as a playlist catering to the most basic human urges. Within it, booties were called, muffins were buttered and bloody revenge was contemplated. It was quite a year.

Economic uncertainty from the coronavirus pandemic is keeping potential investors in "opportunity zones" on the sidelines, according to a survey of people involved in the sector.

Federal, state and local governments, along with many private companies, are struggling to get their finances in order, and many are looking at one major cost: pensions. Many pensions in the U.S. aren't sustainable, economist Dambisa Moyo says, and they've made American corporations uncompetitive.