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It’s hard to know how many people live in tiny homes, as some choose to live under the radar to escape governmental and legal hurdles.

If you don't feel like waiting to score a free N95 mask from the federal government, here's what to know about how to buy a good one — and avoid the fakes. Plus, tips on how to fit them and wear them.

After an election year unique in its divisiveness, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with advice columnist Amy Dickinson about how people can begin to repair relationships, if they so desire.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Gwen Kirby about her debut collection of short stories Shit Cassandra Saw and why it is empowering to get to be a complicated woman.

The Pennsylvania freshman senator is back to work on Capitol Hill after admitting himself to a hospital to seek treatment for clinical depression in February.

Investors were left holding a $50 billion bag this week when money manager Bernard Madoff admitted to what could be the largest Ponzi scheme ever. Barbara Flood lost a great deal of money in the fraud case.

The James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful telescope ever put into space, launched December 25. Astronomers are watching and waiting at mission control in Baltimore.

Monday is the final day of campaigning before the last Democratic primaries are held Tuesday in Montana and South Dakota. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have drawn record numbers of voters. While Obama has the lead in delegates, there are signs that Clinton isn't ready to give up her bid.

One of the first lunch counter sit-ins of the civil rights movement took place in Oklahoma City in 1958. This weekend, the city remembers the protest and its organizer, Clara Luper.

Police have confirmed an active shooter at the Silicon Valley headquarters of YouTube. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with NPR's Nate Rott, who has talked with hospitals in the area.

The World Cup resumes today with two quarterfinal matches as the thrilling tournament resumes. Both will showcase soccer royalty: Brazil v. Croatia and Argentina v. Netherlands.

Turnout for the Nevada presidential primaries was low but Republican and Democratic voters still had a lot to say.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Nick Davis, a journalist based in Kingston, Jamaica, about Hurricane Beryl which has killed several people as it moved through the southeast Caribbean.

As President Biden seeks to tamp down Democrats who say he should step aside in the 2024 race for the White House, he’s turned to a stalwart ally: MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough.

The Adelanto ICE Processing Center houses nearly 2,000 people in California. Federal, state and watchdog reviews say the Florida-based firm that runs Adelanto fails to provide adequate health care.

To mark the 15th anniversary of September 11, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick. He lost his brother and more than 600 of his employees on that day.

Countries attending U.N. climate talks were not able to come up with any major agreements on reducing carbon emissions and slowing global warming. This comes after the World Bank issued a report predicting global temperatures could rise by 7.2 degrees Fahrenheit by the end of the century — possibly sooner if current promises to curb emission are not kept. Renee Montagne talks about this with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim.

Hamas says its top leader was killed in Iran. Presidential campaigns swing through the South. Arizona choses Kari Lake as the GOP nominee for Senate race that could determine chamber's control.

This year is set to be a consequential one in U.S. politics. The U.S. economy performed better than many expected — what's ahead for 2024? Companies working on climate solutions are embracing AI.

After weeks of confusion, the Trump administration confirmed that it terminated visa records for thousands of international students because of past brushes with law enforcement, many of them minor.

The United Nations reimposed sanctions on Iran early Sunday over its nuclear program, further squeezing the Islamic Republic as its people increasingly find themselves priced out of the food they need to survive and worried about their futures.

Cathy Davidson is a historian of technology who finds the seeds of necessary innovation in unexpected places, like her home institution, the City University of New York.

Jasper Fforde is known to older readers for his Thursday Next literary fantasies. His first young adult novel follows 15-year-old foundling Jennifer Strange, who runs a wizard management agency in a world that's rapidly losing magic — but business is about to pick up.

NPR's Miles Parks speaks with PhD candidate in mechanical engineering at MIT, Crystal Owens, about her scientific study, "On Oreology, the fracture and flow of 'milk's favorite cookie®.'"

The civil liberties group says Attorney General William Barr has a conflict of interest in heading any investigation of the crackdown outside the White House last month.