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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with retired Adm. Gary Roughead about a recent op-ed he wrote about the importance of artificial intelligence in the future of warfare.

There were some 10.5 billion trips taken across the nation on mass transit last year, the second-highest number since 1957, according to the American Public Transportation Association, which keeps track of how many people ride buses, trains, subways and ferries.

Like soldiers throughout time, former Sgt. John McCary wrote a lot of letters home while fighting in the Iraq War. During his tour of duty, he sent one e-mail to his family that was different from the rest. The letter was included in the book Operation Homecoming.

The Invisibles looks at an under-reported aspect of the Holocaust. It's a docudrama, opening in the U.S. Friday, about Jews who survived in Berlin, a city the Nazis had proclaimed "Jew-free."

Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker of Low talk with NPR's Lee Hale about their newest album HEY WHAT and how they're still finding their sound.

Nigerian-born, Brooklyn-based rapper Thutmose named himself after an ancient Egyptian pharaoh — a nod to the kingly responsibility he feels for his family and his music.

The British pop singer talks about her post-breakup empowerment anthem and its colorful, all-female music video.

Manchin says Jackson's "wide array of experiences" in the judicial system provides her with a unique perspective that she'll bring to the court. His support essentially secures her spot on the court.

In the email to his staff, Dr. Raul Pino wrote: “I have a hard time understanding how we can be in public health and not practice it.” The state is working to determine whether any law was broken.

Attorneys for Donald Trump's former campaign chairman asked for more time to prepare for Paul Manafort's first of two federal trials; a judge agreed to push back the start.

The organization had emerged earlier this year as a potentially well-funded force in the election. However, No Labels said that finding the right candidates proved difficult.

This Friday marks the 50th anniversary of William Faulkner's death. His novel The Reivers was the coming-of-age story that author Ralph Eubanks needed to rocket him into his teenage years and on to adulthood. What is your favorite coming-of-age story? Tell us in the comments below.

Author Kamila Shamsie owns two copies of Michael Ondaatje's In the Skin of a Lion so that no matter where she is, she can always slip into the novel's vital, heart-stopping world.

As vice president, Joe Biden played a key role in overseeing a major stimulus package. How does he see stimulus now, as president-elect, facing a pandemic?

In an interview Tuesday on All Things Considered, the former first lady will talk about a phrase that she didn't know would resonate: "When they go low, we go high."

The DJ and producer is behind some of this summer's biggest songs, including Major Lazer's "Lean On." He says he's always looking for "something that you haven't heard before."

Medicare has proposed limiting coverage of Aduhelm and several prominent groups representing patients and families are pressing to make it more widely available. But among individuals facing the disease, the outlook is more nuanced.

The jazz icon's 100th birthday is a chance to appreciate an enduring throughline of his career, which often teetered between exquisite composure and raging chaos.

Green Bay would not explicitly confirm whether Rodgers tested positive and would not comment on whether he is vaccinated. Multiple media reports say the reigning NFL MVP is unvaccinated.

Bach might be too boring. And Beethoven too deaf. Neither of these composers are the right fit for guitarist Jason Vieaux's ideal "dinner with the dead," so he picked a composer very much alive -- the 101-year-old Elliott Carter.

Brian Butler is a former Army officer, president and CEO of his own Tampa company, and African American.That last definition has defined much of his life…

School board elections in Florida are nonpartisan, but this November, voters will get to decide if they want to change that.

Tropicana Field's hurricane-damaged roof and delays to votes on public financing are threatening plans for a new ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays

It's a bit of a paradox, but researchers say they need Zika virus to re-emerge this year so they can test vaccines designed to defeat it.

"Mortal Kombat 1" is a complete reboot — but with all the fan favorites back and ready to fight.