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Margaret Atwood reads the poem "Cicadas" from her recent book of poetry called Dearly.

Louisiana's $2 billion plan to divert the Mississippi River is getting pushback. The project is part of the state's effort to save a coast suffering one of the highest rates of land loss in the world.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Rick Hasen, book author and law professor at the University of California, Irvine, about steps the federal government could take to counter restrictive voting laws.

Republicans in Arizona ordered an audit to quell voters' doubts about Biden's win. A private company with no experience in elections has been looking at the ballots, but critics say there are issues.

The two singers, songwriters and guitarists bring out the adolescence in each other, poking jabs, goofing around and having fun at the Tiny Desk.

We bring you a conversation with history-making chef — and St. Petersburg native — Eduoardo Jordan.

Thousands of troops were expelled for being gay before Congress changed the law in 2011. Though many still don't qualify for federal veterans benefits, they now can receive state benefits in New York, Colorado, and other states.

The violence is taking many shapes, from Israeli warplanes to Hamas rockets and mobs of Jewish or Palestinian citizens torching cars and beating people.

Children's immunizations dropped dramatically during the pandemic, and health officials are eager to get kids caught back up on their routine shots before they return to school.

The president cautions it will be several days before gas flow is fully restored. He urges consumers not to panic and hoard gasoline while warning gas stations not to gouge prices.

If the positivity rate consistently stays below 5%, it could indicate that community transmission of the virus is under control. It's still too soon to tell in Florida.

“That a use of force is justified does not shield the identity of the person using it from public view,” Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri’s attorneys wrote in the document.

The majority of disinformation about COVID-19 vaccines originates from a small number of accounts. These accounts are known to social media platforms, so why don't the companies just shut them down?

The majority of false claims about COVID-19 vaccines on social media trace back to just a handful of influential figures. So why don't the companies just shut them down?

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Lucy Kurtzer-Ellenbogen, director of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict program at the U.S. Institute of Peace, about the history and future of U.S. policy on the conflict.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky about the new guidance that fully vaccinated people don't need masks indoors and how the Pfizer vaccine is now available to kids 12-15.

For over a year, mainland Southeast Asia was largely spared from the COVID-19 pandemic. Not anymore. Recent outbreaks in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand are infecting and killing more than ever before.

Hospital care for serious diseases like COVID-19 is moving into people's homes. Instead of checking into the hospital, the hospital is coming to people where they live.

Officials say Maj. Christopher Warnagiris is believed to be the first active-duty military service member to be charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dramatically rolled back mask guidance for fully vaccinated people Thursday, making a major shift in the U.S.'s emergence out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

How do Republicans in Wyoming view Congresswoman Liz Cheney and her ouster from House Republican leadership? Even with conflicting opinions, there are a couple of points many agree on.

Henry Sadler, a science teacher at Admiral Farragut Academy, says he knew what it was immediately.

Barry Jenkins' adaptation of Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad reaches us at a time when we are most prepared for its message, but severely challenged by its delivery system.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Omar Shaban, founder of a Gaza-based think tank, and Palestinian lawyer Diana Buttu, about how this cycle of Palestinian-Israeli violence plays out in their neighborhoods.

Israel has called up more troops and launched its heaviest assault yet along the Gaza border. Seven people in Israel have been killed. Losses are much higher on the Palestinian side.