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While the Kentucky Derby this week will get lots of bets, it's horse races from the past that make the most money from gamblers on Saturday.

Actress and model Isabella Rossellini's video series, Seduce Me, investigates the strange and fascinating mating behaviors of animals. Rossellini plays a diverse cast of characters from the animal kingdom -- from hermaphroditic earthworms to swinging deer to asexual lizards.

Russian airlines can no longer get spare parts or technical support for their Airbus and Boeing planes.

Spirit Airlines is one of America's fastest-growing airlines. It's also among the least popular airlines in America. How can one airline be both things at once?

President Trump had lunch with some Republican lawmakers on Wednesday. Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado was one of them. He talks with Rachel Martin about the meeting and GOP plans to repeal Obamacare.

Spring breakers are hitting the skies as fuel costs surge and economic uncertainty grows. Airline expert Darryl Jenkins warns he can’t confidently predict where fares are headed.

This year's "Men Who Dance" festival features a fitting response to Florida's increasingly anti-LGBTQ and anti-trans political climate.

European leaders say Russia's decision to cut off natural gas supplies amounts to blackmail. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Henning Gloystein, energy director at the Eurasia group, about Russia's move.

Florida’s spiraling housing affordability crisis has sent protestors to the streets across the state.

Modern life can be lonely. Some are looking to an old German tradition – of drinking and conversation – to deepen connection through regular meetups.

Federal stimulus money has helped cut the high cost of lithium-ion batteries, but not nearly enough to make electric cars affordable. Now there's an abundance of advanced battery manufacturers and not enough major companies to buy them. Many plants in the United States, South Korean, Japan and China that got government subsidies aren't producing many batteries, if at all. Three years ago Michigan's governor touted the state as the new battery capital of the world. There were five new advanced battery plants in the works, all of which were to get major tax breaks and some federal grants. But most of these plans have not worked out.

The ambulance that responds to a 911 call is often out of the sick or injured person's insurance network. The bills can be pricey. States are beginning to regulate.

It's remarkably rare for leading research hospitals to reject new drugs because of cost.

The parent company of Facebook and Instagram says the firms used its platforms to spy on human rights activists, government critics, celebrities and journalists in more than 100 countries.

Nationally ranked college debaters from the College of William and Mary graded the five Democratic candidates on style, form and presence.

It would include only chickenpox and a few others unless lawmakers decide to extend it to other diseases.

Utilities in Arizona are offering payments in exchange for control over customers' thermostats at times when the power grid is under strain to reduce demand and prevent blackouts.

Argentina suffers a setback in its ongoing struggle to get out of debt. President Eduardo Duhalde says the nation can pay $79 million in interest on its World Bank loan, but won't be able to make the $805 million loan payment. Scott Goldberg reports from Buenos Aires.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat who has vowed to not enforce a sweeping abortion ban upheld by the state's supreme court.

Production will stop in January. The jets were grounded after two crashes that killed nearly 350 people. Despite being grounded, Boeing continued cranking the planes out at its factory near Seattle.

Yes, the gingerbread house is still here, and so are magic winter strawberries. But this is a world where young women and small children are delicacies, too. They're fattened for roasting, sliced up for serving, and cut up into stew.

A TV writer and actor from West Palm Beach has been on the frontlines of a Hollywood writer's strike, fighting for better pay and protections from AI and other issues.

In his new book At War with Ourselves, My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster recounts his experience working for Trump and his inner circle.

E-bikes and e-scooters are super popular, but safety regulations around them have been slow to catch up. Hear what lawmakers in Tallahassee might do to address that. And if you’re looking for to party tonight for the full moon, or want to join a competitive darts league, we got you covered. But first – the news.

Next month, South Dakotans will decide whether to expand Medicaid to 42,500 state residents. Democratic candidates elsewhere are making it a part of their pitch to flip GOP-held governors' offices.