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In her new book, Thea Riofrancos explores the environmental and social costs of the race to embrace green solutions like electronic cars by expanding lithium mining.

The town that the U.S. Navy built then fractured when the base closed in 1996 – Vallejo -- is about to be hit again with job and industry loss as the dry dock at the West Coast's oldest shipyard facility announced it will be shuttering operations on Mare Island.

Today we are pulling out a poetic gem from the Poetry Archives at San Francisco State. Here's the current poet laureate of San Francisco Jenny Lim at the Poetry Center with her luminous poem from 2022.

Congresswoman Lateefah Simon on the government shutdown, Bay Area organizations step up with SNAP in flux, musician Meklit Hadero

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te vowed to defend the self-ruled island's sovereignty in the face of what he termed China's "expansionist ambitions," days after Beijing wrapped up live-fire military drills near its shores.

The protests began due to economic pressures, with Iran's currency rapidly depreciating. Demonstrators have also chanted against the country's theocracy.

Former special counsel Jack Smith spoke with lawmakers behind closed doors in December. That testimony is now public.

There's a new pill and new ways to pay for the weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Ana Gonzalez and cellist Yo-Yo Ma about their new podcast Our Common Nature from WNYC, which connects music with nature and place.

The federal government is currently considering a new rule to protect workers in hot conditions. Several recent studies offer suggestions for what works.

New York City has a new mayor. Zohran Mamdani is the city's first Muslim mayor and a democratic socialist.

Sometimes life can get in the way of meeting our ambitions. NPR's Life Kit podcast host Marielle Segarra gives us some practical, daily life tips to set us up for success in 2026.