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"It will test every single shred of creativity we have to continue to try to serve our mission," says one public media executive, as Congress ends federal funding for public broadcasting.

NPR's Andrew Limbong interviews writer Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson about her new book, "Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free."

That's how a prominent medical ethicist describes a researcher's innovative plan to share study results with participants in Kenya.

At least 58 players have died from exertional heat stroke since 1992. Five high school players have died since July of suspected heat-related illnesses.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with adjunct professor Jimi Izrael, Washington Post columnist Petula Dvorak and author Doyin Richards about Ben Carson, as well as the U.S. obsession with youth sports.

Fewer people were apprehended at the U.S. border in June than in May. Judge rules Trump administration can't change legal team in census case. And, pressure mounts for U.S. labor secretary to resign.

Stay-at-home orders lift in more than a dozen states. Essential workers plan to protest against big retail and delivery firms. And, Joe Biden is expected to respond to sexual assault allegations.

A boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Greece. Another round of smoke from Canadian wildfires is drifting south. A dangerous horse tranquilizer is being laced into U.S. street drugs.

Social Security's SSI program for people with disabilities requires couples to have no more than $3,000 in assets.

Jeff Sessions resigns as attorney general and is replaced by a Trump loyalist, Matthew Whitaker. And the midterms bring the first major White House shake-up since Democrats won control of the House.

We talk with the family of El Paso shooting victims and look at President Trump's plans to visit the city. Also, details on a lawsuit alleging sex abuse in the Boy Scouts and news from Hong Kong.

What it means to be "Taiwanese" varies from one generation to the next, influenced by the island's complicated history with China. NPR talks with members of one family across generations.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been called "Trump before there was a Trump." Here's why his reshaping of Hungary's political institutions inspires U.S. conservatives.

The car you drive years in the future might run off a battery being invented in a lab today. Companies in China and the United States are racing to perfect and scale up next-generation technologies.

HIV medications were supposed to be exempt from U.S. aid cuts. In Zambia, for example, those on the ground say otherwise.

Trump follows through on a threat and revokes the security clearance of ex-CIA Director John Brennan. The jury gets the Paul Manafort case. "Living drugs" are an exciting advance in the war on cancer.

The second season of the Lord of the Rings prequel has many of the same pitfalls as the first – but for fans eager to return to Middle-earth, it's still worth watching.

Stone is to be arraigned Tuesday as part of the special counsel's Russia probe. U.S. indicts Chinese telecommunications giant on 13 criminal counts. U.S. announces new sanctions against Venezuela.

The first season of The Pitt focused on the toll that work takes on doctors and nurses. It's also been a stellar season of TV.

Cuts to Medicaid moving through Congress would shake up health care in the scenic San Luis Valley — with negative downstream effects on local jobs, businesses and education.

Since Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed a new slate of trustees in early 2023, the small liberal arts college has undergone a dramatic transformation — eliminating its Gender Studies program, reshaping student life, and launching a costly new athletics department.

Boeing will suspend production of 737 Max jets in January. Both parties tout key wins in spending bill. And, Sackler family withdrew billions before Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy, records show.

They all showed off their talents at this year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The theme: How youth keep cultural traditions alive.

The rise of these privately run enforcement systems is sparking alarm among privacy advocates, who warn of a growing surveillance state with no public oversight.

Israel threatens ground offensive against Rafah in southern Gaza. Trump reignites questions about what he'd do to U.S. alliances as president. Republicans call on President Biden to close the border.