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U.S. agriculture officials halted live cattle crossing the border in July due to concerns about the flesh-eating maggot which has been found in southern Mexico and is creeping north.

An inquiry found that a mass killing by a British teenager in 2024 at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class could have been prevented if his parents and state agencies had acted on his violence fixation.

Ahead of the release of his newest record, Ryan Adams sits down with NPR Music's Bob Boilen to consider his favorite love songs, including Springsteen, Dylan and Sonic Youth.

Recorded in 1962, the newly remastered Live at the Bon Soir was meant to be Streisand's debut album, despite the singer's aversion to public performance.

A group of specialists called the Gray Team challenged the dogma that said head injuries were serious only if they were obvious and bloody. Bomb blasts can lead to lasting but invisible damage.

Before making the film, Patricia Riggen met with the real miners and heard their stories. She says she aimed to "portray the heart of these guys and what they went through emotionally."

The former NFL player says he was very conscious of the way that he walked and talked: "There's a certain type of macho that one knows that they have to perform in order to attempt to be accepted."

The spray-painted image of a girl with a balloon sold for $1.4 million and then partially self-destructed. This time "Love is in the Bin" is expected to sell for well over $5 million.

The TSA says peanut butter is a liquid because its shape is dictated by its container. To pass through security, peanut butter in a carry-on needs to be 3.4 oz. or less.

An excerpt from WHYY's podcast "Peak Travel," looking at the aftermath of the Lahaina fire and the Hawaiian islands' complicated relationship with tourism from the mainland.

Milton strengthened rapidly into a Category 5 hurricane on a path toward Florida. The system is threatening the densely populated Tampa area with a potential direct hit and menacing the same stretch of coastline that was battered by Hurricane Helene less than two weeks ago.

Nearly 3 million Texas electricity customers are enduring extreme cold and some cities say tap water must be boiled. One utility says its repair crews have been harassed by angry residents.

People had barely even begun picking up their lives after Hurricane Helene two weeks ago when Milton hit the Gulf Coast.

The infamous North Florida reform school closed in 2011 after a rocky 111-year history.

Roots cofounder Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson shares his Christmas playlist, which includes songs by DRAM, James Brown, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. Originally broadcast Dec. 21, 2022.

The University of Miami Health System charged truck driver José Mendoza six times what Medicare would pay for an overnight test. He got trapped by his high-deductible health plan and sky-high billing.

Khalida Brohi grew up in tribal Pakistan, where her 14-year-old cousin was murdered by an uncle after she refused an arranged marriage. Her new memoir is I Should Have Honor.

Neda Ulaby reports that for all that comedy has faced since Sept. 11, reports that irony would fizzle out turned out to be greatly exaggerated. Comedy, like anything else, adapts.

Attorneys for a man scheduled for execution on Thursday say his case was never fair and advocates say the federal death penalty always has targeted a disproportionate number of Black men.

Lisa Gornick's new novel-slash-story-collection turns around the long and stormy relationship between the title characters. Critic Michael Schaub says the book "may not be comforting, but it's true."

In Sara Collins' new novel, a former slave accused of murder recounts her life — but, as Frannie Langton herself says, no one expects a woman like her to tell her story, or for it to include joy.

New Yorker copy editor Mary Norris' new book is part life story, part grammar guide. Reviewer Heller McAlpin says the book is delightful, and Norris is a "stickler who can't resist schtick."

A boy loses his father. A family loses its livelihood. The boy runs drugs and picks pockets so his siblings can eat. He is convinced he will die. And then ... he takes a yoga class.

Gov. Ron DeSantis called the new school, which has been operating for years from other buildings on campus, "the premier place for the study of Western civilization and the foundations of the United States of America."

Just days before Election Day, the Florida electorate is as divided as ever, with polls showing tight races for Florida governor and the U.S. Senate.