Wind and solar projects are growing, but many can't actually connect to the grid
Tons of green energy projects, both wind and solar, want to connect to the grid. But they're running into a surprising obstacle.
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Editor to many great authors, Robert Gottlieb has died at 92
Robert Gottlieb was the editor of powerful authors like Robert Caro, Toni Morrison, Joseph Heller and Nora Ephron. Gottlieb has died at age 92.
Wes Anderson's sci-fi 'Asteroid City' stays true to his look and feel
A Junior Stargazer convention is hit by world-changing events in Wes Anderson's Asteroid City, a comedy with an all-star cast including Tom Hanks, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton and Bryan Cranston.
A turning point for Southern Baptists? Convention ousts churches with women pastors
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Monique Moultrie, Georgia State University associate professor of religious and gender studies, about the Southern Baptist Convention ousting churches with women pastors.
An FDA panel meets about which COVID strains the U.S. will target with vaccines
An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration meets to discuss the COVID strains that vaccines in the U.S. will target this fall.
Afghans arrive at the south border of the U.S. to find immigration system challenges
Two years after an American exit and Taliban takeover, Afghans are making the arduous journey across central and south America to reach the U.S. — only to find uncertainty in the immigration system.
In a major win for tribal sovereignty, Supreme Court upholds Indian Child Welfare Act
The Supreme Court ruled to uphold the Indian Child Welfare Act. The case involved a challenge to the law, which gives priority to Native tribes when Native children are adopted.
A Florida condo tower's collapse may have begun on its pool deck
The accident in Surfside, Fla. killed 98 people two years ago. Now a federal team says the condo's concrete columns and pool deck were constructed improperly and didn't meet building codes.
Live Nation and Ticketmaster tell Biden they're going to show fees up front
After President Biden called out "junk fees" in his State of the Union address, ticket vendors said they were willing to do more to disclose hidden fees. Live Nation is the latest to join.
Supreme Court upholds Indian Child Welfare Act, handing tribes a major victory
The court rejects all of the challenges to the Indian Child Welfare Act, "some on the merits and others for lack of standing," Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote in her majority opinion.