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Philip Connors deeply loves the forest he has watched over every summer for the past 20 years. But it was a different forest two decades ago, and will be even more changed once the flames die down.

The FDA is in the process of approving the inexpensive, generic drug derived from folic acid to help children diagnosed with autism.

In Austin, Texas, an accomplished writer and guitarist suffered a devastating stroke. He lost use of his strumming hand. But he still found a way to continue making beautiful music on his guitar.

Despite climate targets set by the Biden administration and corporate executives, the U.S. is still building new natural gas plants that threaten to cause greenhouse gas emissions for decades to come.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, about his decision to move towards ending federal COVID-19 unemployment benefits.

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is escalating his ongoing battle with teachers' unions and other groups he labels "special interests." His persona as an action star might explain why the governor has taken such a fierce position against them -- he's called for another special election to push key voter initiatives that will further his agenda.

Retired army captain Jair Bolsonaro will be inaugurated as Brazil's president on New Year's Day. His homophobic record and far right views alarm LGBT Brazilians who fear losing the right to marry.

Simon & Schuster, one of the biggest names in publishing, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. How will the company reckon with industry challenges?

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to GOP Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland who doesn't think President Trump committed an impeachable offense when he pushed Ukraine's president to investigate a political rival.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with George Saunders about his new book, "Liberation Day: Stories."

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with George Saunders about Liberation Day: Stories — his short story collection that explores everything from love affairs to lobotomized actors forced to perform.

Coldplay is one of the best-selling bands in the world. In spite of its success, the band has a nagging problem: charges that it plagiarized not one, but three other artists to write its recent hit, "Viva La Vida." Yusuf Islam, aka Cat Stevens, is the latest accuser.

The violinist, vocalist and composer says that writing a piece like her prize-winning Partita for 8 Voices begins with "having a sound in your head that you really want to hear."

The proposal includes nearly $49.5 million for aircraft and helicopters, $22.7 million for equipment storage, $10 million for a guard headquarters, $2.7 million for maritime craft and $1.5 million to create a “Digital Forensic Center of Excellence”

In her first in-depth interview, Roxana Saberi, who spent four months in an Iranian prison, talks about the events leading to her arrest, why she gave a false confession to the Iranian authorities that she was a spy, and what ultimately kept her going.

Renee Montagne talks to Kenneth Gross, head of the political practice at the law firm Skadden Arps, about the details of Jack Abramoff's guilty plea and who could be ensnared in this scandal.

A gunman opened fire inside a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla. overnight. Catherine Welch of WMFE tells host Linda Wertheimer that there are multiple deaths and dozens hospitalized. The shooter is dead.

Imagine spending a whole week sculpting a work of art. Then, just hours after it's finished, someone at a party whacks it to shreds with a stick. Such is the life of Roberto Gilberto Osorio, a San Francisco-based artist who makes his living making pinatas.

Hillsborough County will open drive-thru coronavirus testing sites at Raymond James Stadium and the Florida State Fairgrounds – as soon as necessary…

With hurricane-force winds, Fiona has left hundreds of thousands of utility customers along Canada's Atlantic coast without electricity. It is one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the region.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Bob Woodward about his recorded interviews with former President Donald Trump, which are featured in The Washington Post journalist's new audio book: The Trump Tapes.

The attorneys general of Arkansas and Tennessee are leading a multi-state lawsuit challenging a new rule that adds abortion to federal pregnancy protections.

The plan would have shut many of the Department of Veterans Affairs less-used clinics and aging hospitals. The senators say they're working on a way to rebuild the VA' infrastructure.

Recreational fishermen and conservation groups worry overfishing for menhaden threatens the Chesapeake Bay. Industry says current data doesn't support shutting down the more than century-old fishery.

It's significant, according to officials with the Houston Zoo, because the radiated tortoise is a critically endangered species whose numbers are in decline.