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Florida lawmakers want to earmark recovery funds in the state's budget this week, as a local event hopes to also raise some money.

Thirty years ago, two copper gilded Bhairav masks were stolen from a temple in Nepal. The mask's owners thought they were gone for good – but they ended up in two American museums.

Distrust in the media has become a oft-cited trope in the cable news cycle. But one staple of American journalism seems to have avoided the "fake news" characterization — small-town newspapers.

The band Boards of Canada has a large and dedicated community of fans. Their 13-year-long wait for a new album is now over.

The Islamic State is not believed to be in the Gaza Strip. But a flier in its name was recently sent around the territory. Both Israel and Hamas are trying to use it to their advantage.

Lindsay Lohan and other celebrities were tricked into calling for the ouster of Moldova's president. It's the latest example of the Cameo app being used for an apparent political propaganda operation.

Whether it's a song that auto-plays on Spotify or a certain type of recommended video on YouTube, many people are fed up with the algorithms that guide our digital choices.

A jury returns a verdict in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Jennifer Crumbley, the parent of teenager who shot and killed fellow students and wounded other people at Oxford High School in 2021.

The Supreme Court ruled that public officials may block people on social media in certain circumstances. The rulings were unanimous.

A bill that would ban kids younger than age 16 from social media platforms is making its way through the Florida legislature. Advocates say the ban goes too far and would be impossible to implement.

What happens when a Christmas tree farm plays a pivotal role in protecting the local watershed? A conservancy group in Wisconsin is transforming the farm into a preserve to protect its ecosystem.

An appeals court has ruled against the Biden administration for contact with social media companies. NPR's Michel Martin talks about the ruling with Mark MacCarthy of the Brookings Institution.

The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a pair of important cases that test the ability of public officials to block critics from their personal social media pages.

Last winter in Wyoming was so harsh that tens of thousands of deer and antelope perished. This season, thousands of hunters are voluntarily sitting out to give the herds time to recover.

President Biden has signed a sweeping executive order to create some federal oversight of rapidly expanding AI systems.

The fires are threatening the village of Ruidoso. Tribal, state and federal officials are scrambling to save homes and lives.

More than a thousand people signed up for auditions in hopes of becoming an extra in the upcoming opera of "The Handmaid's Tale" in Detroit.

Vocalist Victor Willis, the former lead singer of the disco band The Village people, has died. He was not only the front man but he also co authored several of the group's hits.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has fired the country's popular defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, who pushed for innovation on the battlefield through use of drones and turned the tables on Russia.

Non-traditional state agencies, from college police to wildlife protection, have been pulled into immigration enforcement.

The online outcry over the renaming of a summer festival illustrates the unease over the data center boom in the South.

Extreme weather often washes away personal belongings. Across the country, lost-and-found networks seek to reunite these objects with disaster survivors.

Extreme weather often washes away personal belongings. Across the country, lost-and-found networks seek to reunite these objects with disaster survivors.

Local TV giant Nexstar's $6.2 billion deal to acquire rival Tegna won speedy approval from Trump administration regulators. But it faces a tough challenge from a pair of antitrust lawsuits.

Chess is seeing a global resurgence, sparked by The Queen's Gambit and the pandemic impact on leisure time. India is an emerging power player, with 85 grandmasters and intense chess schools for youth.