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A few years in, a CDC drowning prevention program was ready to share its findings on how to mitigate the leading cause of death among young children. Then the administration terminated that staff.

The president said the rebranding reflected a new tone for the country and its military. The White House said the "Department of War" will serve as a "secondary title" for the Department of Defense.

A new, smart basketball collects data on things like the arc of a jump shot and makes and misses. But can it make you a better shooter? NPR's Juana Summers talks to Ben Dowsett, who wrote about it for WIRED, about how people around the NBA are thinking about using it.

Hayden, who became the first woman and the first African American to serve as the Librarian of Congress when she was appointed in 2016, was abruptly fired via email late Thursday.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.

The journalist Carmen Gonzalez died Saturday at 24. She worked for the Boyle Heights Beat, among other publications, and hosted podcasts, mentored student journalists, and appeared in reports on NPR.

Netflix's wildly popular movie about a fictitious all-girl rock band is hitting nearly 1,800 movie theaters around the country this weekend as a singalong version.

Lawyers for Harvard University and the Trump administration are set to begin arguing a case over federal funding for research grants.

Alieu Kamara is the first and only neurosurgeon in Sierra Leone. "Before Dr. Kamara, there was no hope," said professor Kehinde Oluwadiya of the University of Sierra Leone Teaching Hospital Complex.

The U.S. is designating Ecuador's two largest gangs — Los Choneros and Los Lobos — as foreign terrorist organizations.

The Trump administration often prevails in cases on the Supreme Court's emergency docket. The opinion-less decisions in these "shadow docket" cases create questions about the resulting policy.

President Trump is in Scotland while the Epstein controversy continues to pressure him, his administration, and Republican Congressional leaders.