Search results for

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with former CDC official Demetre Daskalakis about the absence of a CDC director and the government's ability to respond to public health threats.

Higher education is especially reliant on computers and phones, but accessibility for people with disabilities has often been forgotten. A new federal rule could change that.

Investigators are looking into what caused a runway collision between an Air Canada regional jet and a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport. Both pilots were killed and dozens of passengers were injured.

President Trump is pushing the Senate to abandon the filibuster and pass the SAVE American Act, a bill top Democrat calls "Jim Crow 2.0."

The vote by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members are supporters of the Republican president, clears the way for the U.S. Mint to begin production on the coin, whose size and denomination are still under discussion.

Today is Elephant Day in Thailand!

Today, a young jazz singer from East Oakland is drawing fans of all ages. Then, a proud childhood moment. And, an explosion of flowers!

NPR's Scott Simon talks to author Patrick Radden Keefe about his new book, "London Falling." It tells the story of the mysterious death of a London teen and his connections to the city's underworld.

The F-14 was made famous in Top Gun. The U.S. sold the planes to Iran in the 1970s, only for the two countries to become enemies. Iran kept its F-14s flying for decades in the face of U.S. sanctions.

UCLA secured the first NCAA women's basketball national championship in school history — a goal that was set after losing in the first Final Four last season.

The Foster City City Council has declared a state of emergency after its computer network was targeted by ransomware nearly a week ago.

New federal data shows American farmers are planting millions fewer acres of corn and wheat in response to much higher fertilizer prices since the U.S. attacked Iran.