Florida becomes second state to ban fluoride in public water
Florida has become the second state in the country — after Utah — to ban fluoridation of public water systems.
Senate Democrats signal plans to advance GOP bill to avoid a government shutdown
The Senate will vote Friday on a GOP spending bill. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says he will vote to support the bill to avert a government shutdown. Hear the latest developments.
Federal employees union national president discusses Trump administration cuts
NPR asks Everett Kelley, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, about uncertainty for federal workers amid Trump administration cuts and a looming government shutdown.
Trump plans to visit the DOJ Friday, a rare move for a president
President Trump is going to the Department of Justice to deliver a speech about law and order. It is rare for a president to physically visit the agency meant to independently uphold the rule of law.
Joe Maslanka was known for his kind heart and his barroom brawls
Joe Maslanka moved to Collegeville, Penn., in 1971, bought a local bar, kicked out the biker gang that hung out there and moved in upstairs. His family visited StoryCorps for a remembrance.
John Feinstein, sports columnist and prolific sports book author, dies at 69
John Feinstein, a long-time sports columnist at "The Washington Post" and a prolific author of popular sports books, has died at 69.
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World waits for Moscow response to ceasefire offer the U.S. brokered with Ukraine, EPA announces dozens of regulations it plans to target, Iran rebuffs Trump hopes on starting nuclear talks.
The EPA has announced dozens of environmental regulations it plans to target
The Trump administration plans to reconsider about two dozen environmental rules, in what the Environmental Protection Agency calls the "most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history."
Ocean plant cell discovery might revolutionize farming
A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take nitrogen and convert it into the ingredient that helps all organisms grow.
Iran's leader rebuffs U.S. over starting nuclear program talks
Iran's supreme leader rebuffed President Trump's hopes to start talks over Iran's nuclear program.
What's been learned about disease monitoring from the COVID pandemic
Are we more prepared to detect the start of a possible pandemic than we were in 2020? Some things have gotten better, and some worse.