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The critters have horrified homeowners for centuries. They hide in furniture and clothes, emerging at night to bite. Traditionally, they are not known to spread diseases, but a recent study suggests they might be capable of transmitting an antibiotic-resistant infection called MRSA.

Fighting between the U.S. and Iran appears to have paused after two days of clashing amid a shaky ceasefire. And, a look at what life is like inside Israel's expanding zone of control in Gaza.

The Florida governor's war on street art hits Fort Lauderdale, where an artist says her rights were violated.

U.S. presidents have promised short, decisive wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran. All have proved much more difficult than advertised and fallen far short of the political goals set at the beginning.

Trump's nominee faces the Senate health committee for her confirmation hearing on July 15. If confirmed, she will lead an agency dealing with workforce and leadership shortages and new layers of political review.

Rights organizations, and civic leaders inside Haiti, warn the Trump administration's plans for Haitian TPS deportations risk violating an international law principle that prohibits forcing refugees back to a place where they're likely to be harmed if not killed.

AI companies use tokens to track usage and bill customers. Now economists are using them to track the spread of AI through the economy.

From Nobel Prize-winning research to the Laffer Curve, Scabby the Rat, Veblen's peacock, and more — the economic ideas and inside jokes hiding throughout Planet Money's new board game.

The president is trying to downsize the U.S Forest Service and eliminate wildfire and smoke research as the American West is facing a potentially epic summer fire season.

Research published in the American Journal of Public Health details the connection between ultra-processed foods and the tobacco industry when it comes to production, strategy and marketing.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it now has enough body cameras to equip all of its agents. And, Congress votes to fund the government, averting a government shutdown ahead of the midterms.

Olivia Rodrigo is thinking about joy, falling madly in love and what pop music can do when the world feels overwhelming.

The Museum of Strategic Missile Forces tells the story of how Ukraine dismantled its nuclear weapons arsenal after independence in 1991. Today many Ukrainians believe that decision to give up nukes was a mistake.

The Second Continental Congress produced the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago, and its legacy can be seen in the Congress we know today. But are lawmakers living up to the founders' ideals?

Blanketing the airwaves with ads about healthcare, Republican candidates who voted to cut federal funding in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are positioning themselves as advocates for lower costs.

President Trump said TrumpRx is the biggest thing to happen in healthcare in decades. But an NPR analysis finds drugmakers are only offering deals on a few of their medicines.

More than 1,000 pre-Hispanic artifacts are being repatriated to Mexico from the United States thanks to Jeremy Pilver, a licensed archeologist in Connecticut, and his high school students.

International inspections are down about 35% since COVID kicked off a wave of agency retirements and departures. But the FDA failed to hit targets before that, and recent cuts suggest numbers may fall lower.

Fifty albums for a heavier-than-average year, selected by NPR Music's staff and member station partners. These are the albums we held close in 2014 and the ones we want to share.

Manilow was one of the biggest pop hitmakers of the '70s and early '80s. He now has a Broadway musical, Harmony. "I like emotional productions," he said in '02. I like to take the listener on a trip."

Religion scholar Elaine Pagels lost her young son to terminal illness and her husband a year later in an accident. Her new book combines memoir and biblical scholarship to reflect on loss and faith.

The housing market continues to be impacted by high mortgage rates. That's reducing the supply of available housing, sending home prices to an all-time high.

It's been more than a decade that several cities got federal funding for downtown streetcars. Some have flourished, others are faltering and at least one is fading out.

Israel's military has released a long-awaited investigation into the killing of 15 Palestinian medics in Gaza by its troops. The Israeli military says "failures" occurred.

The Broadway composer of Annie and Bye Bye Birdie died Thursday at 96.