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The Justice Department says it will abide by a federal judge's ruling pausing the government's creation of a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund that has drawn bipartisan pushback in Congress.

Allan McDonald, who directed the booster rocket project at NASA contractor Morton Thiokol, urged delaying the launch of the space shuttle before it exploded in 1986. He has died at age 83.

President Trump has reportedly reversed an Obama-era policy of giving more responsibility for terrorist drone strikes to the Pentagon. The CIA will resume more responsibility for not only generating intelligence but also conducting strikes — and reaction in the national security world is mixed.

President Donald Trump finally announced his Fake News Awards this week, months after suggesting that he wanted to give a trophy to the journalist he felt…

People typically don't report positive results from at-home tests to health officials, so Florida's case totals are likely higher than reported.

With ICU hospitalizations up 300% from a summer lull, nurses say they're exhausted physically and emotionally. Meanwhile, Governor Doug Ducey continues to ban mandatory vaccines and masking.

On Sept 15, 2001, a causeway bridge leading from Port Isabel to South Padre Island collapsed and killed eight people. Twenty years later, survivors and rescuers can talk about it for the first time.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Wojtek Wilk, of the Polish Center for International Aid, about his organization's efforts to help migrants crossing the Belarus border into Poland.

Brazil is out of the World Cup, and fans back home are in shock.

Rachel Martin speaks with Fahim Rahim, a doctor in the largely Mormon town of Pocatello.

Senators hoisted the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package over another hurdle late Sunday, despite a few holdouts trying to derail one of President Biden's top priorities.

The decision to cancel a signing ceremony for the bipartisan housing bill comes at a moment when Trump and some Republicans are split over what GOP priorities should be ahead of the midterm elections.

Morning Edition speaks with Dr. Paul Offit, a member of the FDA vaccine advisory board, about the slow start to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Human rights groups say Israel stepped up arrests in the occupied West Bank during the war. Only a fraction of those arrested have been released as part of hostage and prisoner exchanges.

Jim Jarmusch's quietly humorous relationship triptych won the top prize on Saturday. The film about the relationships between siblings, and with their parents, stars Adam Driver, Vicky Krieps and Cate Blanchett.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the new season of Locke & Key, The Untamed and more.

Clinics brace for a Supreme Court decision overturning Roe V Wade. Desert Star Family Planning is in Arizona, where abortion could be banned and criminalized if federal protections are reversed.

University graduation ceremonies across Florida are near and for some college seniors, the diploma symbolizes overcoming particularly difficult challenges.

Author Maia Szalavitz argues that it's impossible to destigmatize addiction while also rendering it the only diagnosis in medicine for which the treatment is explicitly moral.

Most people buying Obamacare plans next year are likely to face a small increase in the price of monthly premiums, early numbers suggest. A few plans are asking for steep price hikes, but that's rare.

The tuber is not just a Thanksgiving staple — it's a staple of African life as well. We asked three sweet potato lovers (and one hater) to share their perspectives.

Morning Edition remembers Classical Music Commentator Miles Hoffman by replaying one of his Thanksgiving commentaries. Hoffman died earlier this year of leukemia. He was 71.

It was 1964. The New York World's Fair. And a young Tony Napolitano saw his first video phone at the Bell Telephone pavilion. The boy marveled that...

Charity care laws mandate nonprofit hospitals forgive debts or significantly reduce bills for people on a limited income. Earlier this year, a TikTok video on hospital bill cancellation went viral.

Chris Singleton's mother was murdered at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston in 2015. He's since made it his mission to root out racism one person at a time.