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NPR's Short Wave team talks about the surprising benefits of small talk, more humane ways to kill lobsters, and an ancient flood that may have helped create the Grand Canyon.

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to misleading regulators in connection with the deadly crashes of two 737 Max jets. But that deal with the DOJ has not quieted the anger of crash victims’ families.

Meet an Uncuffed producer as he leaves prison. Luis shares his hopes for a new life, and his colleagues inside talk about getting used to a reality without him.

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Glass blowing: it’s hot and it can be dangerous. To do it, you need a lot of space, equipment, and a giant furnace. At Public Glass they’re inviting people in to learn the practice, and share the load.

Table saws are dangerous. An inventor came up with a device that could make them much, much safer, but it sparked a decades long fight over the tradeoff of costs and safety. How to balance the two?

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with criminal defense attorney Duncan Levin about what former President Donald Trump faces following Thursday's guilty verdict in the hush money trial.

Former President Donald Trump is now a convicted felon, but legal experts have told NPR that it's unlikely he will face incarceration.

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point. How much further rates fall could depend on how President-elect Trump approaches his second term.

A federal prison in Oregon says it's made a dent in the backlog of prisoners' medical requests after a scathing DOJ report. One prisoner, Luke Thornhill, says that can't be farther from the truth.

Hurricane Milton brought devastating storm surges and high winds to a huge swath of Florida's western Gulf Coast. The storm is moving across the peninsula and into the Atlantic Ocean.

Voters in three states will decide whether to legalize recreational use. Earlier this year, Pew reported that 88% of U.S. adults said marijuana should be legal for medical or recreational use.

In San Francisco, COVID-19 positive tests, hospitalizations and deaths are once again on the rise. The culprit this time is the FLIRT variant. Today, we hear from Dr. Peter Chin-Hong.