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Verizon customers across the U.S. were affected by a widespread outage Wednesday. NPR's A Martinez asks Lee McKnight of Syracuse University about vulnerabilities in the nation's wireless grid.

Europe's largest nuclear plant will remain shut down until Russian forces leave, the head of Ukraine's atomic energy agency tells NPR. Under Russian occupation, he says, "staff cannot operate freely."

Matilda Brindle, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Oxford, explains.

The earnings report follows a 13.5% drop in sales this quarter, compared to the same period a year ago.

Spring is here and eggs — a symbol of fertility and new life — are on my mind and my plate.

Born and raised in Tampa, Florida, WUSF and WSMR have always been a consistent part of my life’s soundtrack. From the time I began piano lessons at the age of 5, music has been my life’s passion.

NASA still is not sure when two astronauts might come home in Boeing's new Starliner spacecraft.

New research shows that ingesting plastic can cause organ dysfunction and other health problems in birds.

We're in the thick of finals season! NBA Finals, Stanley Cup Finals, and something new, the FIFA World Club Cup. NPR's Debbie Elliott talks to sports writer Howard Bryant.

Liberty and Bell are two turkeys that were pardoned by President Biden at a White House ceremony. Past presidents have spared other turkeys with names including: Flyer, Peanut Butter and Jelly.

The White House is asking Congress to take back nearly $5 billion in appropriated foreign aid funds. The timing of the request makes it hard for Congress to weigh in before the end of the fiscal year.

WUSF Public Media asked all seven candidates for Tampa Mayor to answer a questionnaire outlining their stands on some of the major issues facing the…

Host Bob Edwards talks with Puerto Rico's new governor Sila Calderon. Calderon is the first woman to hold the post, and during her campaign she promised to end U.S. Navy live fire exercises on the Puerto Rican island of Vieques .

Belle Waring wonders why kissing portrayed on television is so savage. She longs for more restrained passion. Waring is a registered nurse and a writer who lives in Washington, D.C.

Despite a year of increasing weather disasters, Biden's ambitious climate plans may be doomed in Congress.

UPDATE AT 9:30 P.M.At the end of the hearing, which provided glimpses of the strengths and weaknesses of prosecutors' case, the judge ordered Curtis…

The Earth won't enjoy total solar eclipses forever because the moon is moving farther away, so it looks smaller and smaller over time.

In part one of a two-part series, NPR's Eric Weiner explores how the presidential campaigns of both Sen. John Kerry and President George W. Bush are using Spanish-language ads in an attempt gain Latino votes.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with COP26 president Alok Sharma about promises and agreements made at the recent climate summit in Glasgow and what more needs to be done.

More than half of the counties in the nation's so-called Diabetes Belt also have high rates of medical debt among their residents, an NPR analysis found.

Shuler will serve as president of the AFL-CIO until June 2022. The union's No. 2 official replaces longtime labor leader Richard Trumka, who died earlier this month.

It's been one month since Hamas attacked Israeli towns, killing an estimated 1,400 people according to Israeli officials. In the ensuing war, Israeli airstrikes have killed more than 10,000 people, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.

A South Florida appeals court Wednesday said an $18.5 million damages award against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company was excessive in a lawsuit filed by...

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Spellbound, Cheat Codes, This Is Pop and more.

Erykah Badu opens up on Wild Card about wanting to live in a space shuttle, how music is the undertone to her life, and whether there's more to reality than we can see or touch.