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From Player Piano to Slaughterhouse Five, Kurt Vonnegut has entranced readers with his incisive and often sardonic view of world events. He talks about A Man Without a Country, a new book of essays and speeches.

Bipartisanship in Washington -- or lack thereof -- and what Florida voters can do about it. That's what two former Congressman are talking about in a…

Tim Tebow said goodbye to football, but that wasn't the end of his sports career. NPR's Rachel Martin talks sports with Mike Pesca of The Gist podcast.

The administration pushed back against an internal government report, obtained by The New York Times, predicting the daily coronavirus death toll could nearly double in the U.S. by early June.

Earlier this month, Florida became the first state to get FDA approval to import cheaper drugs from Canada. But will it work?

Earth breached a key temperature recently. A climate scientist explains how this warming and consequent weather patterns could impact the 2024 hurricane season, which begins June 1.

Associated PressThe Florida Department of Education is being sued over allegations it shortchanged teachers when it paid bonuses awarded by the…

The Tijuana city government said threats to Mayor Montserrat Caballero and bodies discovered in a truck were tied to her administration's results in weapons seizures and arrests of violent suspects.

The Japanese artist is known for her "infinity rooms," which have mirrored walls that make the space feel endless. Six of those rooms are now on display at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C.

Emerging tools may make it easier for the public to detect fake online videos, and more difficult for generative AI systems to create them.

Rachel Balkovec just became the first woman manager of the Tampa Tarpons and the first woman ever to reach that level in Major League Baseball. But Balkovec isn't planning on stopping there.

In one of the most closely divided parts of one of the most closely divided states in the U.S., Williamston, Mich., voters weigh in on the election and their worries about the future.

Dr. Haider Warraich talks about advancements in treating and preventing heart failure, and explains how the understanding of healthy blood pressure and good cholesterol continues to evolve.

The commission that's directing the Florida Legislature's response to the Parkland shooting will recommend that public school teachers be allowed to be...

An advocate with Save USF Forest Preserve doesn’t think the university is willing to sell the land, although she hopes Hillsborough County’s interest in preserving it reinforces their efforts.

Reporter Joan Biskupic portrays the chief justice as a dedicated conservative who now "has the court he's always wanted" — and she says the law "will likely be what he says it is."

In her new book You Just Need To Lose Weight and 19 Other Myths About Fat People, Aubrey Gordon tackles the biases and myths that she says keep fat people on the margins of society.

Bruce Onobrakpeya was unafraid to challenge the conventions of the art world — and was celebrated for it. This giant of African art is basking in the joy of his first Smithsonian solo exhibition.

Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal conspiracy, fraud and tax evasion charges. Wednesday, Abramoff will appear in a Miami court and is to enter a guilty plea there on separate charges of fraud and conspiracy.

Voting is underway in the European parliamentary elections -- where a new block of voters is heading to the polls in two countries. Germany and Belgium have lowered the voting age from 18 to 16.

Twelve years after the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, bottlenose dolphins continue to face heart and lung conditions, low reproductive success and other devastating health impacts. But the disaster also led to unprecedented innovations and insights in dolphin science.

As if the Super Bowl didn't have enough drama, Seattle Seahawks star cornerback Richard Sherman's girlfriend is pregnant and expecting to give birth in the coming days.

Health experts warn silica dust from cutting engineered quartz may be causing widespread, underdiagnosed lung disease among thousands of countertop fabricators across the United States.

What will resistance to Trump's education policy look like this time around? NPR hears from Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers.

The three men were all ice fishermen, and two of the men were brothers.