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Wednesday is the last day of Florida’s Freedom Week sales tax holiday.

As Tropical Storm Elsa continues to make its way across Florida and away from the Tampa Bay, here's what's happening.

The controversial law would prevent Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza from acquiring residency in Israel, even after they marry Palestinians with Israeli citizenship.

Acting Chief Yogananda Pittman said the U.S. Capitol Police have been working in the aftermath of the attack to "pivot towards an intelligence-based protective agency."

Some 109 people were unaccounted for, though local officials said they had only been able to confirm that about 70 of those people were in the building at the time of the collapse.

Sesame Street is welcoming a new character, Elmo's adopted puppy Tango, who'll teach kids how to care for pets. An animated special will tell Tango's backstory, and then she'll join the regular cast.

The duduk player and composer took his music from the mountains of his native Armenia to some of Hollywood's biggest films. Along the way, he played with rock legends like Peter Gabriel and Brian Eno.

During her 10 years as a flight attendant, T.J. Newman became an expert in guessing drink orders and calming unruly passengers. She drew on those experiences to write the hijack thriller Falling.

After the cancellation of the festival in 2020 due to COVID-19, the Cannes Film Festival returns to the French Riviera with an expanded program and a historic jury led by filmmaker Spike Lee.

The government once considered members of eco and animal rights groups top national security threats. But are they domestic terrorists? An upcoming court trial will debate who gets that label.

Beginning Thursday, most people traveling between European countries can skip COVID-19 testing and quarantine if they've obtained the new EU digital travel certificate.

It's near the end of high school graduation season. In a year marked by change, virtual schooling and health scares, student speakers took to the podium to offer reflections on the class of 2021.

On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with rich donors and their desire for anonymity. By a 6-3 vote along ideological lines, the court struck down a state law requiring nonprofits to name donors.

Many National Forests are closed to recreation due to fire danger and fire experts are urging the public to be careful with fireworks over the July 4th weekend as drought grips much of the country.

The U.S. Supreme Court largely gutted what remains of the landmark Voting Rights Act, once hailed as one of the most effective civil rights legislation in U.S. history.

President Biden visited Surfside, Fla., to meet with families who lost loved ones in the condominium collapse, as well as the first responders who are still searching for survivors.

Ethiopia's government declared a unilateral cease-fire after nearly eight months of fighting. The opposition, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, has dismissed it. Thousands of people face famine.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Allyn Kilsheimer, a renowned structural engineer, about the factors that could have led to the collapse of a condominium in Surfside, Fla.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich after the Supreme Court upheld a ban on ballots cast in the wrong precinct or collected by anyone who isn't family or a caretaker.

Funk graduated from the Mercury Thirteen program in 1961, but the program was canceled and she was never accepted by NASA. Funk and Bezos are set to launch on July 20.

There's so much we've yet to explore—from outer space to the deep ocean to our own brains. This hour, Manoush goes on a journey through those uncharted places, led by TED Science Curator David Biello.

Food writer Priya Krishna and her mother, Ritu Krishna, discuss influences on their Indian cooking. They explore assimilation through food and why recipes like dal represent comfort for their family.

An anthropologist put out a call: Take a photo of 15 essential items that help you cope.. She heard from 1,000-plus people in 50 countries. There's a lot of laptops — as well as wonderful surprises.

Rachel Martin speaks with author David Treuer about how Native Americans interpret the Declaration of Independence.

Noel King speaks with U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield about how the U.S. plans to address pressing humanitarian crises like those unfolding in Ethiopia and Syria.