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Federal crop insurance was created in the dust bowl days of the 1930s to help farmers survive the ravages of nature. But changes in the program have created a new type of farmer: one who farms only for the insurance money.

Gasoline has become more expensive given that oil prices have surged as the world recovers from the pandemic. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has also made things worse. Here are four things to know.

This year, new international regulations on rosewood have reverberated through the music industry, costing tens of millions in lost sales and extra administrative costs.

Stress, burnout, and uncertainty are all common experiences in the pandemic. But is it trauma? Experts are debating the term, but it's clear a mental health crisis is looming.

For more than a century, artists have worked and lived in the studios above New York's Carnegie Hall. Now, Carnegie Hall wants the 50 tenants to move so it can renovate and expand the hall's education programs. But they aren't leaving without a fight.

Behind Heisman Trophy-winner Fernando Mendoza, the Hoosiers put the finishing touch on a rags-to-riches story, winning the College Football Playoff in the Hurricanes' home stadium.

Melissa Block talks to marathon runner Lisa Batchen about a six day ultramarathon taking place in the Saharan desert in Morocco.

President Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta both talked this week about bringing the Afghan War to a close. But the U.S. will maintain at least several thousand troops in the country once combat comes to an end at the end of 2014. The U.S. will spend billions of dollars financing the Afghan security forces.

House budget chief and former vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan unveils the House GOP budget plan Tuesday morning. On Wednesday, Senate Democrats will do the same. For more on the GOP plan, Renee Montagne speaks with NPR's Tamara Keith.

NPR's A Martínez asks veteran political analyst and pollster Frank Luntz how Kamala Harris' entry into the presidential race might affect the fight for control of Congress.

Struth is known for massive pictures of architecture and people looking at art in museums. But a few years ago, a commission to photograph the British royals pushed him out of his comfort zone.

The Oakland A's take a step toward moving to Las Vegas, and an ALMOST perfect game for the Chicago Cubs. Plus, Tom Goldman says goodbye - he's retiring!

The middle school winners of the NPR Student Podcast Challenge offer their perspective on why talking about something so natural is so taboo — and why that's silly.

Rank-and-file GOP voters seem largely undeterred by the multiple criminal investigations against the former president.

The University of South Florida accepted a invitation to the Association of American Universities. It is one of the first schools to join the prestigious group in nearly 40 years.

In an effort to meet a Kyoto Protocol pledge, Japan managed to cut about 1.4 million tons of CO2 emissions last year. The nation reduced summer air-conditioning use, overturning a decades-old "suit and tie" tradition along the way.

Nearly a third of Americans were under extreme heat advisories, watches and warnings. In Nevada, Arizona and California, desert temperatures could soar, in parts, past 120 F.

The Trump administration has ordered several coal plants to keep operating past their planned retirement, part of a larger effort to boost the coal industry. Two Colorado utilities are pushing back.

Mediators try to bridge gaps after Hamas' demands to Biden's cease-fire plan. America's eating champion Joey Chestnut is banned from a NYC hotdog contest after signing with a plant-based meat company.

In a five week period between early September and mid-October, the University of South Florida system saw its two Colleges of Business undergo monumental…

The growing number of voters not aligned with a specific religion helped President Obama overcome deficits with Protestants and Catholics in key swing states. The Pew Research Center calls this group "nones" — agnostics, atheist and those who define themselves simply as "religious" or "spiritual but not religious."

Nearly half the 8 million people who bought health insurance through the state and federal exchanges signed up in the last six weeks. Florida enrolled 39 percent of those eligible, despite opposition.

Spoiler alert: It's still melting. A new study looks at the impact of rising rainfall. Meanwhile, scientists are more concerned about environmental threats than defrosting pathogens.

At a White House briefing Thursday, officials vowed that some of the first systems for loans or payments would be up and running as soon as Friday.

Two former Florida Supreme Court justices appointed to a federal appeals court by President Donald Trump are facing increased pressure to step aside from…