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NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Andrew Schwartz, of UC Berkeley's Central Sierra Snow Laboratory, about the record snowfall in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in December and why it matters.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, about the situation in Ukraine.

President Biden has faced a number of major setbacks to various parts of his agenda — from COVID-19 to the economy to voting rights and the rest of his agenda in Congress.

Three states go to the polls Tuesday, starting what will be an eight-week stretch of primaries in the U.S. For a look at the intra-party political landscape, NPR's Charlie Mahtesian has this overview.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rep. Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., who has spoken publicly about his opinion that it's time for new Democratic leadership as more than 40 nominees for House seats have said they would not vote for minority leader Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House.

Jiffy corn muffins are an iconic, low-cost pantry staple introduced during the Depression. Thanksgiving is peak season for the company, which has been run by the same family for five generations.

Ailsa Chang talks to Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin, of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, about how the U.S. might respond to the threats posed by North Korea's nuclear weapon capabilities.

Photographer Andria Hautamaki is used to limited connectivity, living on an off-grid ranch in Chilean Patagonia. Now, her access to the Internet and other humans is further reduced.

Stephanie Williams discovered comics young, drawn early to X-Men, which she saw as an allegory for the persecution of black Americans. An adult now, she co-hosts a podcast about black superheroines.

The new Netflix comedy special focuses almost entirely on stories about a guy who acts like a foolish, self-destructive doofus: John Mulaney as he entered rehab.

Broward's new top leader has spent nearly three decades in neighboring Palm Beach County public schools, most recently as a regional superintendent.

Want to plant but afraid of the 'ouch'? Here's advices from a physical therapist for how to get hands-on in the garden, even if you have back pain or other chronic aches.

Alabama Sen. Katie Britt came to national prominence in 2024 with an image as a firebrand on the right but has developed a reputation as a bipartisan deal maker in the Senate.

As the Florida Legislature returns next week, a bipartisan duo of lawmakers could be looking at making some more changes on top of a new law...

A new color-coded map, backed by a coalition of top scientists, provides a way of comparing outbreak severity across communities, down to the county level.

Florida’s primary election is just two weeks away and public media stations WUSF in Tampa and WMFE in Orlando are banding together to cover stories along…

New York Rep. Elise Stefanik is leading a new PAC to recruit Republican women candidates. Congressional leaders are taking notice, but President Trump's impact is a matter of dispute in the party.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is set to lead the World Trade Organization. She talked with NPR about the WTO's role in improving access to vaccines and says there's "no doubt" that the WTO needs reforms.

Much of Asia has managed to keep omicron in check even as the variant rages elsewhere, but the region that is home to most of the globe's population is bracing for what may be an inevitable surge.

Pop Culture Happy Hour's Glen Weldon talks about the chart topping success of the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from the new Disney film Encanto.

Former Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch explains why she was once an early advocate of No Child Left Behind, school vouchers and charter schools — and what changed her mind.

He was a child star, an international icon, a running late-night talk show joke. But in his prime, his overbearing talent and ambition made him a musical genius. He was 50 years old when he died.

The last time a new name appeared atop the NBA's all-time points rankings was in April 1984. LeBron James was born later that year.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin were slated to meet one-on-one without aides for 90 minutes but it lasted longer. They're continuing their summit with some top advisers.

A once-secret underground naval base in Crimea designed to preserve Soviet submarines in case of a nuclear attack is now a museum with an anti-American message.