Search results for

The Northwest has been suffering record-setting heat. A cold front is supposed to move in, but with it comes high winds and dry thunderstorms in forests that have been cooked tinder dry.

There is no more state funding for the arts in Florida after Governor Ron DeSantis cut 32 million from the state budget. Now arts organizations are scrambling to make ends meet.

The Fed is expected to start cutting interest rates on Wednesday — marking a milestone in the central bank's long-running battle against inflation.

The Florida Supreme Court heard arguments about whether the state's 15 week abortion ban is protected under the right to privacy guaranteed by the state constitution.

Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before Congress since Justice Department prosecutors brought federal charges against President Biden's son, Hunter.

An overdue report from the Labor Department shows signs of weakness in the job market. US employers added just 64,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate rose to its highest level in more than four years.

Michel Martin speaks with Texas Pastor Billy Echols-Richter about Karmelo Anthony's conviction.

The White House is renewing threats to send military force to Chicago. Meanwhile there seems to be no progress in ending the federal government's shutdown.

Fans of fireworks may face higher prices this Fourth of July. That's because most fireworks are made in China and importers now have to pay tariffs of at least 30%.

On the last Friday of each month in Portland, Ore., volunteers pass out delicious breakfast treats to bike commuters. The event is called "Breakfast on the Bridges" and it's been going on for 20 years.

The information contradicts the Trump administration's narrative that it is targeting the "worst of the worst" when conducting immigration enforcement. and seems to violate a 2022 federal consent decree that puts strong conditions on warrantless arrests.

Mexico lost seven consecutive times at that same stage from 1994 to 2018 and didn't advance past the group stage in 2022. Now, the 40-year wait is over.

Paleontologists Susannah Maidment and Chinzorig Tsogtbaatar share details about some of the cool dinosaurs discovered last year.

Legal scholar Adam Feldman tells NPR's Ayesha Rascoe how the Supreme Court sometimes overturns precedent without explicitly calling an earlier decision invalid.

Both the Senate and President Trump have taken action recently to address the high cost of housing. But many different economic realities are colliding in the housing market.

People who need walkers are often reluctant to start using them because of stigma. A Colorado researcher has designed a walker she says has more appeal.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shannon Curry, principal investigator on NASA's MAVEN mission, about the spacecraft's decade of observations of Mars.

France's team is among the favorites to win this year's World Cup. France has reached four of the last seven World Cup finals and won two.

For the latest StoryCorps, a descendant of the person who organized the first Juneteenth celebrations in Kansas City, Missouri, investigates his legacy.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with authors Kelly Corrigan and Claire Corrigan Lichty about their new book Marianne the Maker.

Authorities are looking for 57-year-old Vance Boelter, who is suspected of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers.

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy is the latest casualty in President Trump's campaign to vanquish Republicans he sees as disloyal. What does it mean for primaries this week?

We look at the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy by his own party, as well as former President Donald Trump's fraud trial in New York.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits London on Monday, ahead of a White House trip by new U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The talks are focused on Ukraine and Gaza.

The case is seen as a test of social media's legal responsibility for platform design features that plaintiffs' lawyers say exacerbated mental health issues in young people.