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This illustrious award recognizes artists who have made profound contributions to the cultural life of our country.

Last fall, NPR asked people to tell us how abortion laws in their states had affected their lives.

It's been a year since Supreme Court overturned abortion rights.

Amazon dominates online sales, but in the early days of e-commerce, a traditional retail giant almost crushed them.

Boeing, Starbucks, UPS and even Hollywood are all in the midst of negotiations or struggling with issues relating to collective action.

South Indian restaurants are a growing part of the Indian cuisine scene across the U.S., but food from Kerala, with its combination of spices and coconut, is unique.

Texas faces excessive heat and dangerous storms this summer.

The world's oldest trading card game, "Magic: the Gathering," recently became owner Hasbro's first billion-dollar brand.

Changing teaching practices has become a battleground across American schools.

Louisiana and Texas do not have legal standing to challenge the Biden Administration's immigration guidelines.

The search for the Titan sub continues. Mr. Modi goes to Washington.

NPR's A Martínez talks to Jesse Washington, senior writer at ESPN's website Andscape, about Thursday night's NBA Draft, and the rise of European players in the league.

The contestant guessed correctly on the first try and won a trip to Hawaii. But when he threw his fists up in the air to celebrate, he dislocated his right shoulder.

The pandemic is making us question things about higher ed that many of us took for granted. What could the future hold for the nation's colleges and universities?

Police in Lancaster County say the pig named Hamilton is "the fastest pig alive." Police called the Lancaster Farm Sanctuary for backup, and workers were able to corral Hamilton.

Whether xylazine is leading to more deaths — as suggested by officials in Washington — is not yet clear. In fact, some early data suggests the drug may inadvertently be diluting the effects of fentanyl.

The Central Florida community is celebrating this weekend ahead of a new law taking effect July 1st that mandates the instruction of Asian American and Pacific Islander history in Florida K-12 classrooms.

In a major win for the Biden administration, the court ruled Texas and Louisiana lack the standing to challenge the administration's immigration enforcement guidelines.

Unpaid workforce hasn’t bounced completely back from pandemic’s upheaval.

Evening Masterworks: Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 6 in C “Little”

3M has reached a $10 billion settlement over "forever chemicals" in drinking water. NPR's Debbie Elliott talks with Scott Summy, an attorney for water systems that sued the chemical maker.

Bunting’s Climate Adaptation and Mitigations Center is the culmination of a life’s work.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with marine biologist Amy Wagner about the ethical and scientific implications of the Titan submersible incident.

Chemical manufacturing giant 3M will pay up ten billion dollars to help cities and towns test for and clean up toxic PFAS chemicals in public water supplies.