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There's a big market sending U.S. wood pellets to Europe to burn as clean energy. But critics say they're not climate-friendly, and their production poses a health hazard for low-income communities.

NASA's leaders say an overly aggressive timeline from the Trump administration and a legal fight over a contract are two reasons why it's altering plans for the Artemis lunar program.

Many Republicans appear to have bought into Trump's lies about widespread election fraud. A new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds that just a third of GOP voters say they trust elections are fair.

Genetic testing has revealed that some female California condors have been able to reproduce asexually.

NPR's Life Kit has tips and tricks for how to become an early riser.

As the first statewide tests of a new political reality, Virginia and New Jersey send a signal early in a presidential term — much as Iowa and New Hampshire do in a presidential campaign.

Asma Khalid speaks to software professional Reetu Sharma and to the Cato Institute's David Bier about how visa delays impact the current labor shortage.

NPR's Michelle Trudeau reports on a new study by the journal Nature Neuroscience that shows how the brain processes humor.

The $2.2 trillion bill is the latest by the Democrats who want an aid package passed before the election.

Gen. Chuck Boyd, a former POW, says he supports Joe Biden in part because of a report that President Trump called members of the military who died in war "suckers."

In light of the plot and kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, the state's Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist talks about whether there are concerns about the prospect of additional schemes.

Every large federal income tax refund is reviewed by a little-known committee in Congress. NPR's Planet Money podcast goes over the committee's purpose and a refund for Trump its been reviewing.

With talks begun between Afghanistan's government and the Taliban, U.S. special envoy for Afghan peace Zalmay Khalilzad tells NPR the U.S. has "tested" the Taliban and "they are meeting those tests."

Outrage over grand jury findings in the Breonna Taylor case resurfaced old doubts about the uniquely American legal institution. Why do we have the citizen panels, and are they really independent?

Mastercard is distributing a new bank card next year that aims to help customers with vision impairments. The card has notches cut into the sides to help customers find the right card by touch alone.

Filmmaker Joanna Hogg conceived her 2019 semi-autobiographical drama The Souvenir as a two-part work. The second installment is a wonderfully generous movie, sardonic in tone but rich in emotion.

In arguments Monday, the court heard challenges from the U.S. Justice Department and abortion providers over the controversial law that has the effect of banning most abortions in Texas.

The settlement of the South Africa lawsuit ends one public relations headache for the drug industry. But in Washington, another battle is just beginning. The government seems ready to commit as much as $2 billion dollars to AIDS programs in Africa. But no specific spending plans have been formulated yet, and the drug industry intends to be in on that process. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

Five years ago, Liv Aannestad got advice on being a single mother by choice from a mom who'd already done it. Now she has two daughters and a new set of questions.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Rodney Carmichael, who is the host of the NPR series The Formula. The show looks at the collaborative relationship between hip-hip artists and their producers.

While other states move to restrict voting, in New York ballot measures would authorize state lawmakers to enact same-day voter registration and no-excuse absentee voting.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to stress the mental health of many people. But it's been especially hard for some Black Americans, who have been disproportionately affected by the virus and already faced barriers to care.

The new Texas law that bans most abortions has no exceptions for survivors of rape or incest. Social workers say this strips agency from survivors trying to heal and recover from sexual assault.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield outlined the agency's "contact tracing" strategy in an interview with NPR, as states scramble to prepare for reopening.

We talk to a busy restaurateur and new dad who took the time to grow his own crops.