Young people sued Montana over climate change and won. Republicans are pushing back
Young people in Montana won a lawsuit against the state for promoting fossil fuels, saying it violated the right to "a clean and healthful environment." This year, lawmakers tried to change that.
Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris Enters 2020 Presidential Race With A Call For Unity
California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris announced she is running for president Monday, joining a growing Democratic field that was present at Martin Luther King Jr. Day events around the country.
An Excerpt From Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'Letter From Birmingham Jail'
In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. was jailed in Birmingham, Ala. He wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail." James Earl Jones reads an excerpt of the letter at a 1988 event at New York's 92nd Street Y.
Critics Continue Adding Voices To Challenge Of Hudson River Cleanup Results
General Electric spent six years and hundreds of millions of dollars trying to dredge toxic PCBs from New York's Hudson River. But now it's not clear whether this massive cleanup actually worked.
As Food Prices Drop, India's Farmers Are Demanding Changes From The Government
Indian farmers are rioting and killing themselves. Many accuse the prime minister of neglecting them in favor of Hindu nationalists and big business as opposition parties vie for votes, with offers of debt relief.
The Latest On The Government Shutdown Standoff
Republicans are planning to bring President Trump's offer to end the shutdown up for a vote in the Senate this week. Democrats oppose it and will vote on their own package in the House.
An Insurance Crisis Is Quietly Growing For Football In America
Football is still king in America, but almost nobody wants to insure it. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with ESPN's Steve Fainaru about the growing crisis that could topple the U.S.'s most popular sport.
British Prime Minister Theresa May Is Again Trying To Forge A Consensus Over Brexit
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May unveiled her latest plan to take Britain out of the European Union on Monday. Critics say her statement contained little that might move the process forward.
'Who Will Write Our History' Gives New Insight Into Warsaw Ghetto
An unearthed archive of eyewitness accounts from the Warsaw ghetto forms the basis of a new Holocaust documentary Who Will Write Our History? NPR's Melissa Block interviews filmmaker Roberta Grossman.
'Inheritance' Author: Genetic Test Unravels Family History, Identity
Dani Shapiro found out through a genealogy website that the man who raised her was not her biological father. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Shapiro about her book.
Lack Of Data Processing During Government Shutdown Compounds Economic Effects
As the partial government shutdown drags on, more people, organizations and entire state governments are feeling the pain. The trickle-down in places like Texas blossoms as the shutdown continues.