The Supreme Court releases decisions on the last day of their term
The Supreme Court releases opinion on birthright citizenship and other cases. NPR's Steve Inskeep, Carrie Johnson, and Nina Totenberg analyze the decisions.
Pushback grows after Florida puts limits on teaching Black history in schools
Scholars and teachers are fighting back at Florida standards that limit the teaching of Black history. They're holding a conference in Jacksonville next month.
A judge sets March 4, 2024, as the trial date in a Trump election interference case
NPR'S Steve Inskeep talks to GOP political consultant Doug Heye, a former communications director for the RNC, about how the date for Donald Trump's federal Jan. 6 trial might affect the GOP primary.
Road trip through California with 5 kids sound fun? What about doing it on foot?
Danae and Olen Netteburg are hiking the more than 2,000 mile Pacific Crest Trail with kids ages two to 14. That's after hiking the Appalachian Trail and the Continental Divide Trail.
Forecasters keep a close eye on Idalia. It is expected to hit Florida's Gulf Coast
Idalia is now a Category 1 hurricane, and is expected to strengthen as it moves toward the Gulf Coast of Florida. It comes nearly a year after Hurricane Ian devastated the coast near Fort Myers.
How — and why — scientists created a see-through squid
Scientists have genetically engineered a see-through squid, allowing researchers to study its brain activity and other biological processes. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Aug. 25, 2023.)
Hawaii loves Spam — and now Spam is giving back
In response to wildfires, the maker of the shelf-stable pork product sent the equivalent of five truckloads of Spam to Maui. That's over a quarter of a million cans.
Hawaii officials will study longer term health consequences of Lahaina fire disaster
More than three weeks after the deadly wildfires on Maui, what health support are survivors needing, and how are they getting it at a community level?
Remembering classical music commentator Miles Hoffman who died at 71
Miles Hoffman, who died earlier this month, had an infectious love of classical music. He will be remembered for taking the starch out of the seemingly stiff world of classical music.
Texas heat forces ranchers to sell herds, farmers' crops are threatened
Ranchers and farmers have faced unrelenting high temperatures and extreme drought this summer. Some are being forced to sell off their herds, while others are having trouble growing anything at all.
It's time again for the contest to pick the U.K.'s tree of the year
An introduction to some of the favorites to win Tree of the Year in the U.K. The finalists have been chosen and voting runs through October.
How did Ethiopia go from its leader winning the Nobel Peace Prize to war in a year?
In 2019, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize. A year later, he launched what has become the deadliest war of the 21st century. NPR's history podcast Throughline investigates.