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Florida’s offshore drilling concerns have made headlines recently. And now, nearly 80 years into the industry’s existence in Florida, state government...

Turkey says it has vaccinated more than a million front-line workers against COVID-19, and is now vaccinating people in their 80s. The country is hard hit — even as weekend lockdowns continue.

A 2010 economics paper suggested that there was a red line for national debt levels beyond which economic growth would suffer. That theory has since come under fire.

The Transportation Security Administration quietly announced a hiring and overtime freeze through late April. Agency watchdogs and travel businesses worry it will create long lines at airports.

Delta Air Lines is building up its Seattle operation into a gateway to Asia. That's good for Western travelers but not so good for the bottom line of Delta's partner, Seattle-based Alaska Airlines.

Some 458 officers died in the line of duty, making 2021 the deadliest year since 1930. The vast majority of deaths — 301 — are attributed to COVID-19, followed by firearm and traffic incidents.

Think of it as malpractice insurance for fire bosses. U.S. Forest Service managers are buying liability insurance policies to protect themselves if they are investigated or prosecuted for their decisions about fires.

Questions are being raised about BP's maintenance practices after a corroded pipeline forced the company to halt oil production at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. BP says it was surprised by the extent of the pipeline problem. Critics say the company is not as vigilant as it should be.

Many Mexicans living abroad cast votes in Sunday's election. This was the first national election in Mexico that accepted absentee ballots. But poor planning and advertising stymied the effort.

A Missouri radio station is airing Russian state-funded broadcasts. In a rare move, the National Association of Broadcasters called for stations to cease airing state-sponsored programming.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to UCLA Law professor Rick Hasen about the decision to strike down Alabama's congressional map limiting the power of Black voters. The ruling could affect other states.

But First Amendment experts say speech could only be punished if it crosses the line into a threat of violence. That's currently in question in this federal lawsuit in the Northern District of Florida.

The body of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is lying in repose at the U.S. Supreme Court, where mourners lined up to pay respects on Wednesday.

All of the chain's 100-plus locations in Ukraine closed after Russia invaded in February. Three reopened in Kyiv this week, for delivery only. "It's a nice gift from McDonald's," one customer says.

Philippine film regulators are reviewing Barbie after a senator said it depicts a map that China uses to lay claim to nearly all of the South China Sea. Warner Bros. says it's just a "doodle."

Thanksgiving is the busiest time of year at airports. It's also when the least experienced travelers are most likely to fly. Airports will be packed with millions of people who are encountering new carry-on regulations for the first time.

Ukraine has made significant progress but at great cost, and the terrain ahead is heavily defended.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Carol Anderson, an Emory University professor and the author of One Person, No Vote, about the problems Georgia voters faced during Tuesday primary.

The Celtic knot — a pattern of interlocking lines — is centuries old, carved into ancient stones all over Ireland. But that tattoo on your biceps? Like the fortune cookie, American born and bred.

On the next Modern Notebook with Tyler Kline: Conrad Tao’s Undone reimagines the myth of Undine — a water spirit who longs for a soul, only to be betrayed and dissolve back into the sea. But in Tao’s telling, she returns not as a victim, but a force — newly powerful, her waves rising higher in a world reshaped by climate change.Then: Written during the pandemic, Chan Ka Nin’s Harp Concerto is a tribute to his mother — a woman losing her memories, but not her strength. Through shimmering harp lines and a quiet inner song, the piece traces her resilience, her love, and the life she continues to carry inside.

Russian fighter jets illegally entered Estonian airspace Friday. A senior Estonian official says it's time for NATO forces to consider shooting down the next Russian plane that crosses the line.

Coca-Cola, which owns Minute Maid, has announced it will discontinue its line of frozen juice concentrates, which have been a staple in many American homes over the past 80 years.

"Your friends are gonna tell you, 'Your beer is great.' It's another thing for people in the market to actually buy it and drink it," says gym teacher P.T. Lovern, founder of Line 51 Brewing.

The Interior Department announced a second sale of 80 million acres of the Gulf, set for March. The sales stop at the Florida-Alabama state line.

From Bethlehem and Frankfurt to Boston, the surging coronavirus put a damper on Christmas Eve for a second year, forcing churches to cancel or scale back services and disrupting travel plans.