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The director of the U.S. Secret Service Kimberly Cheatle has resigned, ending her 29-year career with the agency. This comes in the wake of the attempted assassination of former President Trump.

Electronics and back-to-school supplies are expected to top many shoppers' lists.

A Marine and his buddies joined the mob that entered the Capitol on Jan. 6. They were not the only Marines there. NPR asked the Corps' top officer a question: Do the Marines have an extremism problem?

What is the connection trees have to each other? Alva Noë discusses a new book about trees, what they know, what they need and how they act.

A federal judge says he intends to force Google to turn over Web search data to the Department of Justice. In January, the department subpoenaed information contained in Google's database, claiming it would help prove the need for tougher laws against online pornography.

A whistleblower complaint says the personal data of over 300 million Americans was copied to a private cloud account to allow access by former members of the Department of Government Efficiency team.

Shannon Estenoz will become the deputy assistant secretary overseeing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service.

The top 10 companies alone are responsible for about 30% of greenhouse gas emissions in the country, and the top 50 account for about 70%.

Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat serving on the House Armed Services Committee, says Trump administration officials offered "vague talk" in briefing about the long-term strategy for Venezuela.

The recent attack on the U.S. Capitol is a reminder of the potentially deadly impact of disinformation that is spreading online. Experts say there are several possible strategies for dealing with it.

Tavis checks in with tech guru Omar Wasow of Blackplanet.com about the Web@Work 2004 survey conducted by Websense.

The legal defense team for Zimmerman, the man accused of second-degree murder in the shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, has created a website, Facebook page and Twitter account.

Global instability has rejuvenated both classified and unclassified demand for table top war games. The people who play them take the games very seriously.

Ehud Yonay wrote the 1983 magazine story that inspired the original Top Gun film. His widow and son say they recovered the copyright and that Paramount didn't secure the film rights before the sequel.

Part of a new citywide initiative in partnership with the nonprofit Current Initiatives, “Suds and Solutions,” offers access to free laundry services and government resources right at the laundromat.

Six new cases of travel-related Zika were confirmed this week in Florida. That’s according to the Florida Department of Health, which reported the cases...

In "Broken," Jessica Pryce looks back her CPS years and how they led her to quit and work for systemic change.

College freshmen get a chance to meet future classmates before reaching campus thanks to a new Web site. Started by Harvard underclassmen, thefacebook.com has spread to 70 colleges.

NPR's John Ydstie reports on a Web site that is intended to bring together single mothers who want to set up households together. Hear from Carmel Sullivan, founder of co-abode.org and from a satisfied client, Natalie Pace.

Massive hurricanes, corrupt politicians and the tragic death of a famous manatee – there was a lot of big news in Florida this year. This week on Florida…

An eviction on your record can make it tough to find a place to live. But fighting the eviction in court can be costly. And it doesn’t always help.

The most popular video on YouTube has no lip-synching Chinese teenagers, no babies falling over, no drunk cats: It's Barack Obama's speech on race. So far, the Obama speech has been clicked on 1.6 million times and has drawn more than 4,000 comments, ranging from "awesome" to "no, we can't" to "Barrack to the Future!!"