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Dredging waterways for navigation is a centuries-old practice, but this project is controversial because the mud being dug out of the channel is put into other parts of Mobile Bay.

Trump's expansion of federal authority over Washington, D.C., is in many ways unprecedented, but calls to mind other times the city has been under tighter federal control.

European leaders held a high-stakes meeting Wednesday with President Trump, Vice President Vance, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO's chief ahead of Friday's U.S.-Russia summit.

The journalist Carmen Gonzalez died Saturday at 24. She worked for the Boyle Heights Beat, among other publications, and hosted podcasts, mentored student journalists, and appeared in reports on NPR.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Dr. Catherine Crosland, who works directly with people experiencing homelessness in Washington, D.C., following President Trump's law enforcement actions in the capital.

Your input will help shape a new NPR series on renting, homeownership and everything that comes with it.

RFK Jr. grilled on vaccines during Senate hearing, European coalition announces plan for security guarantees in Ukraine once war ends, D.C.'s attorney general sues to end National Guard deployment.

Canadian singer-songwriter Georgia Harmer talks about her new album, Eye of The Storm.

After 35 years in operation, Neo-China in Durham closed its doors at the end of May. The family-owned Chinese restaurant struggled to keep up with rising operational costs, including the increased prices of imported Chinese goods that resulted from the high tariff earlier this spring.

Perspectives on crime in Washington, D.C., differ depending on where you are. Overall, though, residents seem to think President Trump's approach isn't the right one.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author David Levithan and singer-songwriter Jens Lekman, creators of the new novel and album Songs for Other People's Weddings.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to actor Daniel Dae Kim about his upbringing and training for action scenes in his new TV series, Butterfly.

AOL debuted the service in 1989. Dial-up has largely been replaced by broadband internet.

The Trump administration's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for people from a number of countries has rattled health care workers who tend to the sick and elderly.

Many Ukrainians want an end to years of war, but are reacting with wariness to President Trump's upcoming meeting with Russia's Vladimir Putin.

This week, we have monopolies (not the game), casting decisions and fashion passings. Plus a new Stephen King book! Have you been paying attention?

Maj. Gen. Joseph McNeil was one of the Black freshmen from North Carolina A&T State University who staged a sit-in at a segregated Woolworth’s lunch counter, sparking a national movement. McNeil died Thursday morning at 83.

For the chronically online, PinkPantheress has become a soundtrack, vision board and guide. Backed by a band (and sans autotune), the pop star swaps out glitched-out samples for guitar riffs and softer, jazzier moments.

Tactics by immigration agents attempting to arrest undocumented immigrants have shocked the public and led to protests. But what is, and isn't, allowed by law when it comes to ICE arrests?

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.