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Nursing aides feel abandoned as they grapple with mental and physical troubles that stem from their work during the COVID outbreak.

An excerpt from KCRW's "The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast" on whether eating chicken or fish is ultimately better for the environment.

Megan Thee Stallion's post-traumatic reset, a left-field Lil Yachty collab, the raunchy return of cupcaKKe: June 28 delivered a truckload of major albums, and a portrait of modern rap's main tension.

Costa Farms decided to open its doors to defend its treatment of the 2,760 employees who led the charge to defeat a landmark county proposal intended to protect outdoor workers from extreme heat — a campaign the company acknowledges got it branded as “the bad guys.”

A technology that could help combat climate change is being championed by an unlikely proponent: Occidental Petroleum, a big oil company. And that's raising all kinds of knotty issues.

The race to win the quickly approaching Iowa caucuses ran through a CNN debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, in which the front-runner was again absent and only two candidates made the debate cut: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley.

Democratic presidential ticket's debut tour stopped in Michigan. Friday marks ten years since the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. The U.S. had a good showing in track and field on Thursday.

The discovery raises questions about whether Rep. Bruce Hadley Antone was legally eligible to hold office.

NPR critic Linda Holmes has been a Billy Joel fan since the '80s. HBO's new two-part documentary still taught her something new about his life — and provided a chance to consider the role of his music in her own.

Ramadan starts Monday and still no cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. There's been no let-up in violence in Haiti's capital. Oppenheimer did well at the Oscars, winning seven golden statuettes.

He was tasked with ending abuse at a federal penitentiary in Illinois but says his own staff and Bureau of Prisons officials blocked his efforts.

Two more hostages that were held in Gaza have been freed. House Republicans will try again Tuesday to elect their nominee for speaker. A steep sell-off is underway in the bond market.

How is the White House dealing with growing monkeypox cases? Climate change is making rain more common and driving dangerous floods. Tech companies say they're bracing for tough economic times.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Stephen Colbert and his wife Evie about their new cookbook they've written together called Does This Taste Funny? Recipes Our Family Loves.

Israeli forces take control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt. Russian President Putin is being inaugurated for a fifth term. The House could vote soon to oust Speaker Johnson.

The EPA's environmental justice office potential closure hits over-polluted communities, yet they fight on.

National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some stories from readers about how their pet has impacted their lives.

The race for control of the House and Senate is very close. Georgia's governor is reelected but the Senate race is too close to call. Election Day seems to have gone off without any major incidents.

Singer/songwriter Lucy Dacus's new album Forever Is a Feeling features music written about "falling in love, falling out of love." She adds, "You have to destroy things in order to create things. And I did destroy a really beautiful life."

Central Florida Public Media is covering the day of protests in communities across the region.

World Photography Day is Aug. 19. To celebrate this day that recognizes the significance of pictures, NPR asked readers and listeners to share the story behind their favorite photos they have taken.

In this series, NPR takes readers and listeners inside NPR and explains how we do our journalism. Here, media correspondent David Folkenflik talks about covering President Trump's contentious relationship with the media, including reporting on NPR, for this week's Reporter's Notebook.

Surrogates for the major presidential candidates made closing arguments at an event in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania is a battleground state, and there are less than two weeks to go until Election Day.

Transportation officials say the price is too high to switch to methods used in Florida. Hence, the state's mass evacuation plans remain in limbo.

Many of New Zealand's unique birds are heading toward extinction. So the country is taking on an ambitious conservation project: eradicating the invasive species that prey on them.