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Over the last five years, coconut water has gained popularity among small stores. That's where new beverages made by small drink companies tend to first get shelf space. For the past five years, two entrepreneurs have been trying to get New Yorkers hooked on coconut water. Now Coke and Pepsi are getting into the game.

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland bills itself as the world's biggest arts festival. The Fringe is the place where comedians, actors and playwrights go to be discovered. Each year, one play tends to grab the headlines and awards. This year it's Precious Little Talent by 24-year-old Ella Hickson. Last year, her play Eight got her noticed.

NPR's Steve Inskeep visits Shenzhen, a city in southern China, where skyscrapers and urban villages teem with life.

A majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana spurred a major Supreme Court decision. The district lines trace decades of fights over the landmark Voting Rights Act.

On this week's episode of "Sights + Sounds Picks," award-winning visual artist Anna Sidana gives her arts and culture suggestions happening in the Bay Area.

The disintegration of North Korea's latest long-range missile shortly after liftoff today increases the likelihood that the communist nation will resume testing nuclear weapons or take other provocative steps to show its strength, analysts say.

Stepping inside the Taurus Bookbindery is kind of like stepping back in time. The wide open space is packed full of retro machines from the 1920s that…

Dutch scientists are trying to make insects a less exotic and cheaper food source. And one Dutch restaurant, Specktakel, is already embracing the trend by featuring a menu buzzing with entomological eats.

Gates, whose foundation has promoted education reform, said evaluations are necessary, but they shouldn't be public.

Caroline Paul lives in San Francisco. Her book Why Fly? came out February 24th, 2026. She reads a passage about an emergency landing she had to make.

Eight years ago, Martin saved his father from a fire. His untimely death never gave Tracy Martin a chance to pay his son back.

Podcaster Rob Walch runs the podcast411.com Web site and has written a book on podcasting. He explains who is actually making money producing the Internet-based audio features.