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Volunteers in Minnesota are collecting pine needles to help researchers determine how PFAS -- the substances commonly called forever chemicals -- find their way into water, soil and air.

A number of promenant nightclubs and music venues closed across the country in 2025, part of an ongoing trend driven by high rents, decreasing alcohol consumption and monopolization.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Nicholas Quah of Vulture about the evolution of celebrity publicity as the "new media circuit" commands more attention.

Israel became the first country in the world to recognize Somaliland, part of a wider Red Sea rivalry also playing out in Yemen

Israel is halting operations for humanitarian groups working in Gaza. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Shaina Low with the Norwegian Refugee Council about what that means for aid on the ground.

Journalist and author Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of former president John F. Kennedy, has died after battling a rare form of cancer.

Throughline host Rund Abdelfatah brings us the story of the origins of chocolate.

A new law that will prohibit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from concealing their faces with masks goes into effect January 1, while a Trump administration lawsuit to stop it is pending.

Flu season is off to a rough start this year, according to new CDC data. The virus is spreading faster than in previous years and the surge is likely to get worse. Here's what you need to know.

Weather forecasters say the Bay Area is set to begin the New Year with more cold weather, steady rains, strong winds and possible coastal flooding.

A U.S. official confirms that the CIA struck a dock facility on the coast of Venezuela.

Israel has told dozens of aid groups they can no longer operate in Gaza.