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The Immigrant Archive Project collects the stories of coming to call the U.S. home

The Immigrant Archive Project, a collection of oral histories from the nation's immigrants, will be housed at the Library of Congress. NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks to archive founder Tony Hernandez.

Where We Come From: What's In A Nigerian Name

Author Luvvie Ajayi Jones talks to Tiffany Aliche about changing their given Nigerian names to more American ones in order to assimilate, and what their given versus chosen names mean to them today.

'Coming 2 America' Goes Heavy On Nostalgia

The Eddie Murphy/Arsenio Hall comedy sequel Coming 2 America is now available to stream on Amazon Prime.

A Russian serviceman patrols Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Station on May 1. A series of exchanges in recent weeks has made conditions at the plant more dangerous.

Here's just how close the war in Ukraine has come to Europe's largest nuclear plant

Satellite images and social media analyzed by NPR show attacks have hit structures around the plant, coming dangerously close to causing a nuclear disaster.

A study in the journal Science found that people who work remotely had more depression, anxiety and visits to mental health professionals than those who work in jobs that can't be done remotely.

People love working from home. But does it love them back? A new study says no

A study finds that people in remote jobs are more socially isolated, anxious and sad compared to people not in remote jobs. But demanding everyone return to the office isn't the answer either, say researchers.

Right-wing media is coming to Trump's defense over the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago

Fox News had begun to distance itself from Trump recently, as the Jan. 6 panel cast him in harsh light. The FBI raiding Mar-a-Lago has right-wing media, including Fox, snapping back to his defense.

Stuck motorists are seen along Brunswick Road as heavy snow continues to fall early Monday, in Grass Valley, Calif.

Winter storms are breaking snow and temperature records — and there's more to come

The weather sweeping parts of the Western U.S. and the Pacific Northwest has brought heavy snow and record low temperatures in some areas — and there's more to come.

The rebuilt Driftwood Inn is the first major business to reopen in Mexico Beach since Hurricane Michael.

3 years after being leveled by Hurricane Michael, Mexico Beach is coming back

The high cost of rebuilding drove some residents out. But there are many newcomers. A real estate agent says, "It used to be called the Forgotten Coast. I don't think it's so forgotten anymore."

Kansas is struggling to serve people from out of state seeking abortions

As a nationwide trend of states banning or placing more restrictions on abortion continues, Kansas, where abortion remains legal, struggles to keep up with out of state client demand

Amanda Shires, performing during the Americana Awards at Ryman Auditorium on Sept. 22, 2021 in Nashville.

Amanda Shires wants out 'For Christmas'

The fiddler, singer and songwriter's new Christmas album takes a realistic measure of the season.

Beata Moon sits on the balcony of her Queens, New York, apartment on December 9, 2021. Because she is not fully vaccinated, much of New York City is off limits to her.

For a musician in New York City, not being fully vaccinated comes at a cost

"My ears are my life," says composer, pianist and teaching artist Beata Moon, who experienced ear ringing after her first vaccine dose. Around the same time, she also tested positive for COVID-19.

Encore: Cuba hopes if it builds hotels, tourists will come, after long COVID shutdown

Tourists — one of the mainstays of the Cuban economy — are returning, but the recovery is slow and some say mismanaged.

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