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Daniel Willingham was on the road when his wife called that their hospitalized child. A young man gave up his evening so that he could get his passport to be with his sick daughter a little sooner.

After 100 days living underwater, researcher Joe Dituri is back on land. His experiment: to study the effects of increased pressure on the human body — his own human body.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve of Chicago, about the pause in interest rates and his economic outlook.

Ukraine's long-awaited counteroffensive is underway. Many wonder how successful it will be in pushing back Russian forces, but U.S. defense officials are calling the war a marathon, not a sprint.

Evening Masterworks: Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat “Emperor”

A year ago, the Yellowstone River had its biggest flood in 500 years. Now, fishing guides have to learn a whole new river. Fishing sends more than $1 billion to Montana's economy.

Nearly 39 years after a gas from a pesticide factory poisoned tens of thousands of people in Bhopal, India, a new study finds that it also had health and economic impacts on men born a year later.

Growth can be the lifeblood of any region. But managing growth is a balancing act that can provide opportunity — while putting a strain on the area's roads and resources.

The real magic of simulation baseball is that it gives me and my dad something to take seriously that isn't actually serious. The games don't matter, but who you play them with really does.

Florida becomes the 17th state requiring motorists to move over for a broken-down vehicle on the roadside, even when first responders aren’t present.

In 2021, President Biden declared Juneteenth a federal holiday. So, how should we mark it? Well, with music, with dance — and red colored drinks.

The former president faces a 37-count federal indictment for obstruction and withholding classified documents.

British movie star Glenda Jackson died Thursday at the age of 87.

The two-day strike by Reddit's moderators has been extended indefinitely.

More than 550 legislative bills restricting gender-affirming health care and other rights for transgender people have been introduced this year in nearly all states in the country.

We are still awaiting 18 opinions from the Supreme Court before the end of this term.

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Billions of people play video games. But what's the hobby like if you've never really gotten into them?

Robert Bowers was found guilty of killing 11 people at the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018.

What does a modern childhood and father-daughter relationship look like? One man documented the journey.

Firefighters are on the front lines of the effort to regulate PFAS because they have been particularly exposed to these chemicals through their jobs and equipment.

Mellencamp had big hits in the '80s, including "Jack and Diane" and "Small Town." He performed "Pink Houses" for Obama's inaugural concert. Mellencamp joins us to talk about his life and music.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the results of a two-year probe into the Minneapolis Police Department and officers' use of force.

The Justice Department, city and police will begin negotiations to set the terms of a consent decree, which will bring federal oversight to police

Lilia Chanysheva was sentenced to 7 1/2 years in prison in the latest in a series of lengthy prison terms handed down to Kremlin political opponents. Women are increasingly singled out for repression.