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The very first Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games came out two decades ago, for the original PlayStation. Their blocky, flat graphics haven't aged well, but now a remastered version restores their shine.

Gov. Rick Scott tried again this past legislative session to make all state employees pay the same amount for health insurance.Part of Scott's campaign…

NPR's Mia Venkat explains to All Things Considered host Scott Detrow who the internet has been obsessed with this week.

Users' names, birth dates, email addresses, work history and other data were exposed for nearly a week in November, Google says. It will now close the social network four months earlier than planned.

Desmond Meade rose from addiction, homelessness, and prison to run a campaign to re-enfranchise more than one million Florida voters; it's a tale of hope, persistence, and the power of organizing.

New Yorker Don DeLillo deals with the events of Sept. 11 in his new novel, Falling Man. DeLillo says writing the book was a "grim responsibility." It follows one survivor through the day's events.

Mike Macans is one of an unknown number of Small Business Administration employees who were fired, unfired and fired again as part of the Trump administration's deep cuts to the federal workforce.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jeff John Roberts, finance and crypto editor at Fortune magazine, about the increase in so-called "wrench attacks" on cryptocurrency holders.

Their work drew conclusions from unintended experiments, or so-called natural experiments — real events or policy changes that can be studied empirically to answer important questions in society.

Bats and death metal singers have more in common than a love of the dark. A new study has found that some of bats' lower frequency calls appear to use a technique similar to death metal growling.

A Florida State University expert says statistics are on the side of Republican lawmakers who want to allow concealed weapons on campus.

Kevin Curry, a food influencer and a former SNAP recipient, explains where SNAP recipients can get the most up-to-date information on their benefits, and how anyone can find free or affordable food.

The American furniture maker died at the age of 90 in Maine on March 5.

Doctors are seeing more children injured - some badly - from e-bikes and e-scooters. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Dr. Cornelia Griggs and Caitlin Coit of Mass General Brigham for Children Hospital.

The Australian Border Force said the top-ranked tennis player "failed to provide appropriate evidence to meet the entry requirements to Australia, and his visa has been subsequently cancelled."

72-year-old Sam Kaplan graduated from Georgia Gwinnett College this weekend with his 99-year-old mother in attendance.

More than half of the nation's pipelines were built before 1970. In fact, ExxonMobil's Pegasus pipeline, which burst Friday in Mayflower, Ark., is 65 years old. According to federal statistics, pipelines have on average 280 significant spills a year. Most aren't big enough to make headlines.

Commentator Gwen Macsai is the mother of three children. And she's finding that their standards for motherhood are higher than hers. And while she doesn't want to be a hypocrite, mothers like junk food, unmade beds and swearing too.

A lot happened this week, and NPR has you covered. Catch up on the big news and culture moments you might have missed.

Vice President Harris has used debates as turning points throughout her political career. On Tuesday, she faces her biggest debate challenge yet.

Istanbul plants millions of tulips every spring, a reminder of the flower's origins far from the Netherlands.

Host Howard Berkes talks with Sandy Tolan, author of Me & Hank: A Boy and His Hero, Twenty-five Years Later. Hank Aaron eclipsed Babe Ruth's career homerun record of 714 by 41, but Tolen says Aaron doesn't get the attention he deserves, particularly in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Critics point out that Aaron played in more games and didn't have Ruth's style, but Tolan suspects Aaron's outspokeness about race has affected his popularity. (5:46) Me and Hank: A Boy and His Hero, Twenty-Five Years Later by Sandy Tolan is published by Free Press; ISBN: 06848

Travelers will find gasoline prices are down considerably from last Thanksgiving. But consumer confidence is slumping too. So AAA, the auto club, says it expects to see a dip in holiday travel, compared with 2012.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Industry, The Great British Baking Show, and more.

President Trump announced a $100,000 fee hike to a visa category overwhelmingly used by Indian nationals to work in tech. it's causing confusion and concern in India.