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The Hunger Games has been a huge success, and the film adaptation is only weeks away. Now, publishers are looking for the next big dystopian hit.

The Texas National Guard has taken over a city park that was a popular migrant crossing point and blocked federal border agents from operating there.

Boeing announced a series of staff shakeups following an in-flight door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 in January. CEO Dave Calhoun will step down at the end of the year.

Officials caution against people coming out to the barrier islands to hang out or gawk at the storm damage. They say residents and workers need their space as cleanup and damage assessment continues.

Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota was an early supporter of Donald Trump. He talks with Lulu Garcia-Navarro about contact between a Trump adviser and the Russian ambassador, and Obamacare repeal plans.

Food labels have become battlegrounds. Government regulators, companies and food movement activists have been fighting over what belongs on the label. (GMOs? Trans fats? Claims that bran prevents heart disease?) We asked four big thinkers for their dream food label.

A small rock might contain tissue from a 130 million-year-old dinosaur brain. If confirmed, it would be the first bit of fossilized dino gray matter ever found.

Reports of outages spiked around 3:30 a.m. ET Thursday, affecting more than 71,000 customers within a few hours. The FBI says it has been in contact with AT&T about the disruptions.

Legend has it that a Chinese emperor first discovered tea more than 4,700 years ago. As the culture surrounding tea has changed through the centuries, so, too, have the tools we use to drink it.

Strawberry growers are so worried about the farmworker shortage that they're testing a strawberry-picking robot. But while picking strawberries is easy for humans, machines struggle with the task.

Members of the House have overwhelmingly approved a three-year deal to expand the Child Tax Credit and cut taxes for businesses. How did the normally divided chamber come together to support the bill?

If you made a New Year's resolution but are struggling to get started or are already wavering, you may need to refine your goal and nail down a plan to get there. Try this evidence-based approach.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Roger McNamee, a former mentor to Mark Zuckerberg and an early investor in Facebook. He believes the company threatens democracy because it has helped spread fake news.

Should you be friends with your ex? It's a toughie. NPR's Life Kit has advice for transforming a once romantic relationship into one that is purely platonic.

Russia and North Korea's leaders are expected to demonstrate their deepening military and political relationship, built on cooperation on Russia's war in Ukraine. But experts doubt its sustainability.

The recycling rate in Florida is on the decline, in part due to contamination — or the wrong items getting dumped into recycling bins. One expert said its often due to a lack of education rather than negligence.

President Trump is hosting 5 African leaders in Washington this week — a selective summit that's raising eyebrows over who was invited, what's on the table, and what it signals about U.S. rivalry with China and BRICS in Africa.

Stunt performers can take a punch or survive a fiery car crash. It may sound like a job for the young, but Lesseos has been at it for decades. At 54, she wants to pass on her work's rewards and snags.

The committee pushing for Amendment 4 claims a website and ads created by the state Agency for Health Care Administration are carrying "misinformation." The agency says it is providing facts for Floridians.

President Obama attends the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague on Tuesday. With relations between the U.S. and Russia at a critical point, there are doubts that much progress can be achieved.

On Sunday, President Obama spoke to AIPAC, an influential pro-Israel group. The appearance came on the eve of Obama's White House meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Obama said his policy is to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

Experts who track food safety say improvements are needed, but the situation is not getting worse. Federal officials say the U.S. food supply “remains one of the safest in the world.”

President Biden sent Secretary of State Antony Blinken back to Israel as the death toll mounts in Gaza, and international calls for a ceasefire grow.

The combination of economic collapse and social isolation can result in stress and strained emotional health. Crisis hotlines are staffing up amid spikes in calls.

The 26-year-old suspect in the killing of CEO Brian Thompson appeared in federal court on Thursday, where he was charged with murder, a crime that carries a possible sentence of the death penalty.