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NPR's Michel Martin talks to gun violence researcher Garen Wintemute about the effectiveness of stricter guidelines and laws for firearms.

With less than 500 days until the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Miami is ramping up preparations to welcome an estimated 600,000 fans to South Florida next summer. The new CEO of the Miami Host Committee spoke to WLRN about her vision for the event.

The FBI has launched a criminal probe to determine if any laws were broken when a container ship crashed into the bridge last month. NPR's A Martinez talks to Washington Post reporter Katie Mettler.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ashley Judd, who came forward in 2017 with allegations about Harvey Weinstein, about the overturning of his 2020 rape conviction in New York.

In newsrooms, there are constant debates over how journalists should use certain words. We're pulling back the curtain to provide some transparency on the words you hear — or don't hear — from NPR.

The State Department has found that some Israeli units were responsible for gross violations of human rights, but so far has stopped short of restricting U.S. aid to them.

The House plans to hold separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine after delays. The Senate will begin impeachment proceedings for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

A race-based calculation to determine kidney function left many Black patients lower on the transplant waitlist than they should have been. NPR's A Martinez talks to one man who was moved ahead.

Attorneys have selected a jury of 12 New Yorkers for former president Donald Trump's hush money trial — as many as six alternates also need to be seated before opening statements can begin.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to ex-Middle East envoy Dennis Ross, of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, about Israel's next steps after its decision to pull thousands of troops out of Gaza.

It is the first legal hurdle thrown up to the Trump administration as it seeks to send thousands of migrants to a detention facility on the naval base near Cuba.

April's job growth was down from the previous month, according to a new Labor Department report. The unemployment rate rose slightly, from 3.8% to 3.9%, but remains low by historical standards.

The Food and Drug Administration has told food manufacturers the psychoactive mushroom Amanita muscaria isn't authorized for food, including edibles, because it doesn't meet safety standards.

In New Orleans, it's been several days since the New Year's Day truck attack in the French Quarter. As residents and tourists grapple with what happened, people are also trying to get back to normal.

The alleged human rights violations range from unauthorized home raids to racial profiling to deporting breastfeeding mothers and unaccompanied minors.

A teenager from Swannanoa, N.C., thought he would die in Helene's floodwaters. Schools have an important role to play by providing mental health services for him and his peers to reduce PTSD.

Trend watchers predict some of the foods and flavors of 2025 will include sour cherry, pistachio and masa, the corn-based dough that's a Central American staple. (Story aired on ATC on Jan. 2, 2025.)

In 2018, an orca in Washington dubbed J35 by scientists made global headlines when she carried her dead baby on her nose for 17 days. The same orca has just lost another calf.

In a decision Friday, New York Judge Juan Merchan noted that his inclination was to not impose a sentence of incarceration.

At issue is a Tennessee law that bans access to hormones, puberty blockers and other treatments for trans kids in the state.

Did you know on average a sloth will fall out of a tree once a week for its entire life? It's true — and the inspiration for Brian Cronin and Doreen Cronin's new children's book, Mama in the Moon.

The measure puts a focus on early detection and intervention

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Bangladeshi politics expert Ali Riaz, a professor at Illinois State, about the resignation of Bangladesh's longest-serving female head of government, Sheikh Hasina.

Psychedelics researchers and investors are still reeling from last week's no vote for MDMA by a panel of advisers to the FDA.

Researchers are studying why there's a dearth of black sperm donors and how to increase the numbers.