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A shortage of some munitions as well as the problems with the USS Lincoln have the Trump administration on the defensive. Meanwhile, what the latest primaries show about Democratic enthusiasm.

The Supreme Court has rejected President Trump's push for new mail-in voting restrictions for the midterm election.

Last week, President Trump signed an executive order that would make it easier to include "alternative assets" like crypto, private equity, and real estate in retirement accounts. Is that a good idea?

A new brain-computer interface can decode a person's inner monologue. That could help paralyzed people communicate, but also suggests scientists are one step closer to reading a person's thoughts.

Men and women across India are being paid to record themselves doing domestic jobs as developers train AI robots to do household chores.

Melissa Block talks with MIT graduate student Amal Dorai about the time traveler convention he's planning for this coming Saturday. Dorai hopes that news of his event will induce future generations to come back and join the celebration.

The Bush administration hasn't ruled out a military strike against nuclear targets in Iran -- a non-denial that Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad calls "psychological warfare." Madeleine Brand speaks with Graham Fuller, former vice chairman of the CIA's National Intelligence Council, about the significance of the dispute and the diplomatic efforts behind the scenes.

Two transracial adoptees have different views on abortion, but both agree transracial adoptions can be traumatic. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 23, 2022.)

Adoption is sometimes touted by anti-abortion advocates as an alternative to abortion. Two transracial adoptees discuss their opposite positions on abortion and how they got there.

Many Republicans believe President Trump's false rhetoric that the election was stolen. But some worry that such messaging could harm the party's chances in the upcoming Georgia Senate runoffs.

Press freedom advocates are criticizing Elon Musk after he suspended the accounts of several high-profile journalists who cover him, and his chaotic leadership of the social media site.

The body of Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy made its way Thursday from Hyannis to Boston. It will lie in repose at the JFK Library in Boston until a weekend funeral.

A nonstop flight from Los Angeles to New York spews about 1,300 pounds of planet-warming carbon into the air — per passenger.

Former member of Congress Paul Mitchell has died after battling cancer. From Michigan, Mitchell left the GOP in opposition to Trump's claims of election fraud.

Jazz cellist Tomeka Reid is one of this year's MacArthur Fellows. She and 24 other so-called "geniuses" will each receive $800,000 for their "exceptional creativity."

A hike to a secret pool hole high in the Adirondack mountains allows for a swim on a day with summer-like warmth but rich autumn color.

RuPaul announced this week that he's sending a rainbow bus full of banned books from the West Coast to the South.

The baseball Hall of Famer spoke on a panel for a Negro League tribute game, saying he wouldn't wish his racism experiences on anyone. “They would point at me and say 'the n***** can't eat here.’ ”

Part of the panhandle is on track to have one of the worst sea turtle nesting seasons in recent history. That's according to a volunteer group that monitors turtle nesting.

Florida implemented one abortion ban after Dobbs and plans to enforce even harsher restrictions, pending a lawsuit. Abortion rights supporters in the state say that has caused fear and endangered lives.

Tampa Bay area schools lost necessary classroom time after Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Now, the school districts have to find a way to make up instructional hours.

The rapper discusses speaking out on racism, the changing value of radio play in hip-hop and his latest album's tribute to Bresha Meadows.

Despite a bumpy rollout that has drawn lawsuits and criticism from legislators, a new report shows the number of Floridians using medical marijuana...

Government has been part of the business of medicine at least since the 1940s, when Washington began appropriating billions of dollars to build private and government hospitals.

Over a month after abruptly pulling their plan to repeal and replace Obamacare from the floor, House Republicans voted Wednesday on a revised version of that bill.