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Local leaders in Astoria, Oregon are building a hospital meant to withstand earthquakes and tsunamis, but the Trump administration canceled its FEMA grant, and the shutdown has stalled communication.

Local leaders in Astoria, Oregon are building a hospital meant to withstand earthquakes and tsunamis, but the Trump administration canceled its FEMA grant, and the shutdown has stalled communication.

States, counties, and schools step in to improve safety amid an uptick in e-bike injuries, while federal regulatory efforts stagnate.

The R&B singer is back only a few years after pleading guilty to felony assault for beating former girlfriend Rihanna. Views on the issue he brought to the forefront haven't changed much: Many teens find Rihanna at fault. But they're at a high risk of experiencing domestic abuse themselves.

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," musician Don Was described working with the greats like Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. He also talks about his current tour with his group, Don Was and the Pan Detroit Ensemble.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to television host and author Padma Lakshmi about her new cooking competition show, "America's Culinary Cup."

Voters in the swing district of Northampton County in the eastern part of the state talk about their concerns over inflation and the job market, and how the Biden White House is tackling the economy.

Hurricane Katrina exposed longstanding flaws in the New Orleans criminal justice system. In the 20 years since, there has been dramatic change in the public defender office.

President-elect Biden is sworn in this week, but his inauguration will look vastly different. U.S. is on the verge of 400,000 coronavirus deaths. A Putin critic is arrested after landing in Moscow.

It's primary day in Georgia. In Tokyo, President Biden meets the leaders of Australia, India and Japan — a group known as the Quad. And, Russia's invasion of Ukraine began three months ago.

Newly sworn-in Census Bureau Director Robert Santos told NPR it's important to make sure there are policies in place to better protect the agency from any future political interference.

President Biden announced Judge Jackson, 51, will be his nominee to the Supreme Court. If confirmed, she will be the first Black woman to serve on the high court.

Federal efforts aim to help schools reopen. Tighten security follows reports extremists may try again to breach the U.S. Capitol. Pope Francis on Friday will become the first pope to visit Iraq.

An investigation by NPR and the Center for Public Integrity has revealed widespread and persistent gaming of the system that's designed to measure and control the coal mine dust that causes the deadly disease.

For the first time in two decades, the U.S. has evidence of local transmission of malaria. Most of the cases occurred in Florida's Sarasota County, which has stepped up mosquito suppression efforts.

A pro-Trump political action committee, MAGA Inc., is portraying Gov. Ron DeSantis as a weak pandemic leader and a fan of COVID-19 lockdowns, ignoring that DeSantis was among the early wave of governors to reopen states.

Navy Capt. Victor Glover, who spent nearly six months aboard the International Space Station, will be among four astronauts to venture back to the moon for the first time since 1972.

Some activists and historians says it's time to rename the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore

Is a stew simply a thick soup? Is soup just a thinner stew? Are the terms synonymous?

Alejandra Martinez is the associate producer for WLRN&rsquo's Sundial. Her love for radio started at her mother’s beauty shop where she noticed that stories are all around her - important stories to tell.

Record turnout, a president who won't accept the outcome and likely divided government. Beating President Trump may turn out to be easier than governing for President-elect Biden.

Young people between the ages of 18 and 35 spend hundreds of millions of dollars a year. NPR asked some in this group how brands and corporations can get their attention.

Some extremists weaponize irony and absurdity as a method for recruiting new members and avoiding criticism. Such tactics can mask the danger that extremists pose, experts say.

Elon Musk brought a sink into Twitter headquarters on Wednesday, in anticipation of owning the social media company by the end of the week.