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.
More Midwest farmers are planting 'cover crops' in the off-season to help the climate
More Midwestern farmers are planting off-season crops that help protect the soil and reduce fertilizer use. The next farm bill could make it easier to adopt this practice.
Radio Ambulante asks 'How can you be a feminist and listen to reggaeton?'
Reggaeton music is popular all over the world but sometimes its lyrics and videos are degrading to women. NPR's Radio Ambulante tried to answer whether you can be a feminist and listen to reggaeton?
Texas oyster farms collect their first harvest
In 2019, Texas became one of the last coastal states to allow oyster farming. Now, the first farms have had their first harvests. (This piece originally aired April 3, 2023, on All Things Considered.)
Do legislative supermajorities weaken the democratic process, as seen in Tennessee?
NPR speaks with Ken Paulson, with the Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University. He says legislative supermajorities can weaken the democratic process, as we saw in Tennessee last week.
Klaus Teuber, Catan board game creator, dies at 70
German board game designer Klaus Teuber > recently died at the age of 70. His masterpiece was The Settlers of Catan >.
Drag queens led an Easter march in L.A. to protest anti-drag and anti-trans laws
Drag queens led a march in Los Angeles on Easter Sunday to protest anti-drag and anti-trans laws being passed in state legislatures elsewhere in the U.S.
Making sense of the latest on the U.S. intelligence classified leaks
Many questions still remain about a data leak of classified documents related to the war in Ukraine and intelligence from other nations.
A Biden administration review faults Trump for the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan
A Biden administration review of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan blames the Trump administration for the lack of preparedness.
Despite airstrikes and drive-by shooting, Israeli-Palestinian flare-up hasn't spiraled
A shooting attack killed two Israeli women in the West Bank. But otherwise there seem to be efforts to limit an escalation.
