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Prompted by a recent photo of three U.S. presidents in suits without neckwear, NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with fashion historian Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell about how popular ties are — or aren't.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has advised the nearly 100,000 residents who’ve fled Kharkiv in recent months not to return yet.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with the International Rescue Committee's country director of Afghanistan, Sherine Ibrahim, about the 6.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the eastern mountainous region.

Cynthia Abrams with NPR Member station WPLN reports from Humphreys County, where officials say at least 18 people are missing and feared dead after an explosion at a military explosives plant.

A Colorado law banning talk therapy that seeks to change a teenager's sexual orientation or gender identity has been rejected by the Supreme Court. LGBTQ advocates are not happy.

The House Ethics Committee found Rep. Shelia Cherfilus-McCormick guilty of ethics violations after a rare public hearing on allegations of financial crimes.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with tech journalist Karen Hao about the Pope's recent warnings that AI companies represent a new form of colonialism.

Thousands of travelers arrive at Muir Woods to find locked gates and few answers as the shutdown ripples through America's national parks.

NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with University of California, Berkeley math professor Zvezdelina Stankova about efforts to bring back standardized exams as part of the admissions process.

The Post calls the podcast an "AI-powered tool" that turns its articles into an audio news digest.

Fortnite, the interactive game where player avatars fight to the death, is the undisputed game of the summer. Wall Street Journal reporter, Sarah Needleman, speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about her investigation into coaches being hired to help level-up players.

Mississippi singer-songwriter Caroline Herring's music mixes timeless intimacy with Gothic tales of the modern South. Her latest album, Golden Apples of the Sun, is her starkest recording to date. It also finds the singer reinventing a handful of familiar tunes, including Cyndi Lauper's 1986 hit "True Colors."

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with The Atlantic staff writer Nick Miroff about the increasing role of Customs and Border Protection officers in immigration enforcement operations.

A new NPR/Ipsos poll released Friday finds Americans still want the U.S. to be a moral leader in the world — but far fewer think it actually is.

Experts worry a devastating wildfire in New Mexico, partly started by a controlled burn that got out of control, may create a backlash against this important forest management tool.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Stanley Tucci about his new movie, Supernova.

Before Agatha Christie wrote Death on the Nile or Murder on the Orient Express, she took her own, less perilous, journey around the world in 1922. Her grandson Mathew Prichard has now published a volume of her letters and photographs from the trip.

A $60,000 grant will enable the university to hire an external consultant who can research the problem and suggest solutions.

Floridians voted to put protections for crime victims in the state constitution, but lawmakers and officials are grappling with how to put the measure...

The U.S. defeated the Netherlands in 2019 for its second consecutive World Cup title. Now the two teams are battling in the group stage as the U.S. looks to shake off a sluggish win over Vietnam.

Sen. Jonathan Martin, R-Fort Myers, raised a concern that electric vehicles could become roadblocks if they run out of power on highways crowded with fleeing residents because there aren't enough charging stations on the route out of the state.

Republicans were angered after they agreed to compromise on an infrastructure plan with the White House, then President Biden said he'd only sign it along with a larger Democratic bill.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says the National Science Foundation has given money to thousands of "woke DEI" studies. Researchers say that's misrepresenting science and disparaging important research.

Kamala Harris talked to CNN for her first major interview as the Democratic presidential nominee. Don Trump held a town hall in Wisconsin. The U.S. has the worst listeria outbreak since 2011.

NPR's Short Wave brings stories of lion brothers making a record-breaking swim in Uganda, the skincare trend among pre-teens that is worrying dermatologists, and a planet that smells like rotten eggs.