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After the release of the Epstein files, why have there been so few arrests?

Legal experts tell NPR five possible reasons that, despite the accusations made against rich and powerful people in the files, the DOJ has made no additional arrests. The big one? Lack of evidence.

Questions arise about freedom of speech for those who criticize the president

The Trump administration's indictment against former FBI Director James Comey and probe of ABC stations raise questions about the bounds of free speech at this time.

Students on the aft deck of the Empire State VII preparing for this year's summer cruise. They'll sail to Charleston, S.C., Málaga, Spain and Belfast, Northern Ireland before returning to New York.

They graduate to six figure salaries, and grueling work

Cadets from the nation's Merchant Marine academies are finding lots of demand and great salaries because of a shortage of licensed mariners.

An oil drilling rig in the Permian Basin on March 13, 2022, in Midland, Texas.

Gas prices keep rising, but do big oil companies plan to drill more? Not so far

The war in Iran has pushed global oil prices higher, which boosts oil company revenues. But major U.S. oil companies aren't signaling plans to increase production to bring down prices at the pump.

Life Kit team shares tax choices that save you money

Life Kit has tips to help you make better tax choices now that'll save you money in 2026.

The Authoritarian Playbook: 70+ Dem lawmakers call for Trump’s removal

The US and Iran have reached an agreement for a two week ceasefire as more than 70 Democratic lawmakers call for Trump’s removal after his threats to annihilate Iran.

The National Quarantine Center is located at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

Why cruise ship passengers with possible hantavirus exposure went to Nebraska

The University of Nebraska is home to the only federally funded quarantine unit in the U.S. and a separate biocontainment unit that can treat people exposed to infectious diseases.

Masked agents stand at an intersection during an ICE immigration enforcement operation in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 31. Some employees of Thomson Reuters, which has a major presence in the Twin Cities, became concerned about the company's contracts to supply data to ICE as the Trump administration's immigration surge in Minnesota intensified.

She raised concerns about her company's contracts with ICE. Then she lost her job

Billie Little had worked for Thomson Reuters for about two decades. She was fired after questioning whether federal immigration agents unlawfully used their products.

Setting low-grade fires, known as prescribed burns, can help clear out overgrown brush and dead material that fuels more extreme wildfires. In 2025, controlled burning fell by almost half under the Trump administration.

Trump administration falls behind on wildfire prevention with risky fire season ahead

Many of the nation's overgrown forests are at high risk of burning. Under the Trump administration, work to reduce flammable vegetation fell by more than a million acres compared to previous years.

Dr. Brian Druker, director of the Knight Cancer Institute at Oregon Health & Science University, championed the drug that became Gleevec.

How a pill approved 25 years ago transformed cancer treatment

When the Food and Drug Administration approved Gleevec to treat a form of leukemia in 2001, it ushered in a new era in cancer care.

Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announces charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent related to a February incident on April 16, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minn.

Minnesota has charged an ICE officer with assault for alleged actions during immigration surge

Hennepin County officials say these are the first charges filed against a federal immigration agent related to the crackdown that brought thousands of federal officers to the state. The widespread operation led to the shooting deaths of two American citizens.

Who am I? Where do I belong? A novel looks at questions that bind humans across centuries

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with the debut novelist Portia Elan. Her book Homebound travels through centuries and through the imagination.

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