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The facilities are located in every state, and are threatened by floods, hurricanes and wildfires that can cause dangerous leaks and explosions, according to a federal watchdog.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Cecilia Rouse, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, about Biden's State of the Union address and the impact of the war in Ukraine on the U.S. economy.

Even in the west of Ukraine, far from the Russian invasion, people are on edge and preparing to help in their own way.

Putin's claim that he is fighting a Nazi regime in Ukraine is a falsehood based on historical memory.

Community members from different churches across the region came together to pray for peace and an end to the Russian invasion in Ukraine.

Robert Mapplethorpe was one of the most significant photographers of the late 20th century. His closest friend, musician and writer Patti Smith, remains a punk rock pioneer.

The children were still clutching their flowers as they sat in custody. Police reportedly threatened mothers with losing their parental rights.

One woman's quest to learn where her ancestors may have been buried led to a historic African-American burial ground believed to hold the graves of former slaves from Welaunee and Fleischmann plantations in Leon County.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell says the central bank is prepared to begin raising interest rates this month to fight inflation despite economic uncertainty after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The "rape loophole" bill would increase the penalty for raping a woman while intoxicated to a first-degree felony with up to a 30-year prison sentence, up from a second-degree felony and as many as 15 years in prison.

The programs will equip students for these fields, while their other courses will also prepare them for college.

For the first time, Russia's Defense Ministry has announced casualties, saying 498 troops have died. Delegations from Ukraine and Russia are preparing for a second round of talks, expected Thursday.

Starting Monday people will be able to take their masks off indoors, and they won't have to show a vaccine pass to enter public places. Many people are relieved, but not everyone.

President Biden signed the spending bill Friday that contained a lot more than the funds to keep the government running. Many health initiatives were included, but why was COVID funding taken out?

Imagine Robert Redford or Ernest Borgnine as the Godfather. On the 50th anniversary of the film, the author of Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli describes the movie that could've been.

Photographer Maggie Shannon spent two weeks on the road with her husband in the summer of 2021, capturing the joy pie brings in pie-eating contests at county fairs across the country.

Condiment company Hidden Valley created the diamond in a process that involved heating dry ranch seasoning to 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit, then crushing it under 400 tons of pressure for months.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Maryan Zablotskyy, a member of Ukraine's parliament, about food insecurity in Ukraine and elsewhere as a result of the Russian invasion.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Carola Binder, associate professor of economics at Haverford College, about the implications of a gas tax holiday that some states are currently debating.

Brady's "final touchdown" ball was sold for a million dollars at auction. Since he's returning to the Bucs, the sentimental value of that ball is lost — and most likely its monetary value too.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Olga Stefanishyna, deputy prime minister for European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine, about what it's like in the besieged parts of the capital Kyiv.

College basketball teams have found out who's headed to the Big Dance. Gonzaga took the top overall No. 1 seed on the men's side, while South Carolina took the top seed for the women.

As Ukrainians flee the war at home, a makeshift system of supplies and aid has sprung up in the Przemyśl train station.

The session was originally scheduled to end Friday, but a delay in finalizing the budget forced lawmakers to extend until Monday. The session adjourned at 1:03 p.m., after votes on the budget and a series of related bills.

Gas prices have soared just as workers who have been remote for two years return to their commutes. Some are asking for companies to wait until prices come down to bring people back.