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There's a subtle but profound shift underway in how Americans resolve disputes over the environment. After years of fighting in court and in Congress, adversaries are starting to come together to hammer out consensus solutions. It's a trend many see as hopeful, but others question whether consensus-building really benefits the environment. NPR's David Baron has the first in a three-part series examining the pros and cons of negotiating environmental policy.

The price of electricity is soaring in the summer heat, when fans and air conditioners are working nonstop. In Tulsa, Okla., people are having their power cut when they can't pay their bills.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says an arrest warrant was issued for former Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence CEO Tiffany Carr.

About 1.8 million people have received the Purple Heart for being wounded or killed in combat. A recent recipient says many merit the award but feel their injuries were too minor to pursue it.

The ACA has required health insurers to provide many medical screenings and other preventive services with no out-of-pocket cost to health plan members. But a recent court decision could upend that.

Have you filed your tax return? The 2023 deadline is Tuesday, April 18. Most taxpayers are getting hundreds of dollars less in refunds than they did last year.

The GOP knows it has a problem with women. But is it tone or issues? And what can Republicans do to woo more women without alienating their he-man base?

President Trump gave the commencement address at West Point Saturday - while his administration's attacks on Harvard University continue.

Mosquito season isn't officially here yet, but they are starting to appear already.And this year, there's a new question: can mosquitoes spread…

Lawmakers have roughly three weeks to reach agreement on a budget, a period coinciding with an expected increase in Medicaid funding from the federal government.

In crafting Sgt. Pepper's, producer George Martin, engineer Geoff Emerick and the Fab Four pushed the recording-studio technology of the late '60s to its limits.

The Earworm Eraser is a 40-second audio track specifically designed to banish "Jingle Bells," "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and other much-too-catchy seasonal tunes.

The announcer of "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" --- the revered journalist Bill Kurtis -- has retired. His final show airs this weekend. NPR's A Martínez speaks with Kurtis about his career.

In Lublin, Poland, a decades-old building has taken on a purpose its designers could never have imagined. Members of the Jewish community say this may have been the building's purpose all along.

In the town of Oakdale, La., the government shutdown has far-reaching effects, from restaurants to barber shops, all the way up to the mayor's office.

Student loan interest rates reset every May. This year, they're on the rise.

President Biden has been under pressure from some of his fellow Democrats to withdraw from the race after he badly stumbled in last week's presidential debate.

Cheri Coryea's job came into question in November, as soon as several newly elected commissioners came on board.

Veterinary care has become often too expensive for owners with injured or ill animals. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Karen Leslie, of The Pet Fund, about the reasons why.

The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,600 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed.

Damon Young's new memoir is full of pointed, thoughtful, barbed and funny essays about the ways race has affected his life, and the lives of his family — and about his hopes for the next generation.

According to the EU, 38% of consumers reported struggling at least once to charge their cellphones because they couldn't find a compatible charger.

After a rough childhood and later dealing with his own weight problem, Shaun T eventually found success as a workout video guru. He says it's important to have fun and focus on yourself for a change.

Much of the NIH-funded research on long COVID has focused on observing and understanding the disease. Some patients and doctors say the research should pivot toward finding new treatments and drugs.

In the first of two reports, NPR's Michael Skoler reports on the escalating ethnic violence in the central African nation of Burundi. The United Nations is worried that fighting between the minority Tutsis and majority Hutus could erupt into the sort of mass killing that gripped neighboring Rwanda two years ago. A weak coalition government has been unable to stop the violence, as the Tutsi-dominated army battles Hutu rebels. Many average Burundians are losing hope that their political leaders can find a way out of the conflict.