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Activists pushing for peace, a shared society and solidarity between Jews and Arabs say that speaking out has become dangerous in Israel right now.

40 rising musicians will work with 20 faculty members for a two-week festival of training and concerts

Birds and wasps do it. So do octopuses, otters, polar bears and dolphins. A surprising number of animals use tools, and scientists say there are some widespread misconceptions. Among them: Using tools isn't a sign of intelligence, and animals don't need fingers to be crafty with tools.

From what El Niño forecasting means to documents to have on hand during an emergency, here are some things to know at the start of the 2026 hurricane season.

Here's what NPR's White House correspondents would ask Biden at a press conference as his presidency comes to a close.

Hindu temples offer prayers for a path to the U.S. But some in India were stunned by the way the U.S. deported Indians despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi's friendship with President Trump.

Florida's citrus industry is in deep decline and growers are trying to hang on as they find ways to withstand disease and disasters.

President Trump's troop withdrawal threat rattles residents of a small Bavarian town reliant on U.S. military personnel and their families for both income and friendships built over decades.

There is an effective vaccine for Ebola — but not for the variety spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Trials are going on for several candidates. How long will it take?

The measles outbreak continues in the United States. We look at what kind of threats it presents, how long it might go on and how people can keep themselves safe.

The Supreme Court on Monday said that telemedicine access to the abortion drug mifepristone can stay — for at least a week. But as mifepristone faces court challenges, another drug that remains available is safe and effective at ending early pregnancy.

The pool is being resurfaced in a shade more akin to that of a swimming pool. It's one of many physical changes Trump is planning for the nation's capital.

House Democratic progressives Jamie Raskin and Ro Khanna say they have a midterm campaign strategy to ward off the looming threat that Republicans could seize control of Congress.

Los legisladores de Florida han enviado una importante propuesta del impuesto sobre la propiedad a los votantes. Quienes la apoyan afirman que el objetivo es ahorrar dinero a los residentes del estado. Por su parte, los críticos advierten sobre el impacto que esto tendría en los servicios locales.

Two musicals are tied with 12 nominations each: a special-effects-crammed The Lost Boys, and the candy-colored satire Schmigadoon! The Pulitzer-winning Liberation was nominated for Best Play.

Una importante propuesta sobre impuestos a la propiedad se presentará ante los votantes de Florida tras recibir el visto bueno de los legisladores estatales. Esto es lo que implicaría.

The book centers around two graduate students studying magic at Cambridge University who make a journey to hell to rescue their recently deceased thesis advisor.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with two members of a political family in Nogales, Ariz., whose lives and careers have been shaped by immigration policy.

The Israeli kibbutz grieving the biggest loss from the Hamas attacks reburies its dead and contends with questions of memory, guilt and revenge

Ehud Barak withdrew Israeli forces from Lebanon in 2000, ending an occupation that lasted nearly two decades. He says that was a quagmire Israel shouldn't repeat.

The S&P 500 has surged this year, but most of those gains are thanks to a handful companies nicknamed "the Magnificent Seven." And that's worrying Wall Street.

Millions of Americans use weed to treat chronic pain, but there's little high quality research on whether it works. New findings suggest it can be effective for low back pain, on par with opioids.

NPR's Mia Venkat explains to Mary Louise Kelly why the internet has been obsessed with John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette.

Co-host Ari Shapiro speaks with Emi Palmor, chair of Natal, an Israeli help line that has existed for more than 25 years to help people experiencing PTSD from terror and war.

China has a tight grip on rare-earth elements that are key to electronics, electric vehicles and fighter jets. A mine in Wyoming raises hopes for a domestic supply.