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NPR's Adrian Florido talks with surfing legend Kelly Slater about winning the Billabong Pro Pipeline contest days before his 50th birthday.

After 16 days and 109 events, the Winter Olympics officially ended Sunday with the traditional closing ceremony. Team U.S.A. finished with 25 medals in all.

Some ecosystems have already been irreversibly altered, scientists say. And climate change is wreaking havoc on human health.

The Getty Trust, one of the largest foundations in the United States, has been under investigation for how it spends money as a non-profit organization. In the midst of the investigation, President and CEO Barry Munitz resigned. But some say that doesn't settle the matter.

The violin takes center stage in an exhibit at the Library of Congress. The instrument's popularity has cut across economic, racial and regional lines and helped drive new forms of American music, from blues and jazz to bluegrass and swing.

A new fall television season is underway, and viewers may or may not have high hopes for what's expected to be a clash between scripted programs and reality TV. Eric Deggans, media columnist for the St. Petersburg Times, offers a sneak peek into the season's offerings and shares his predictions on whether television writers or reality show producers will come out on top in network ratings.

NPR's A Martinez speaks to Bill Taylor, a former ambassador to Ukraine, about the status of Russia-Ukraine peace talks.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to author Scott Carney about the new book he coauthored called: The Vortex, which is about a 1970 storm that sparked a revolution.

Higher mortgage rates and home prices have pushed the monthly payment to buy the median-priced home in the U.S. up more than 50% since the start of last year. Many first-time buyers can't afford it.

Burnout and thinning substitute teacher rolls plus the fallout of the omicron surge is pushing school leaders to the brink of desperation. Lawmakers are responding by rewriting hiring rules.

The artist's community-oriented mixtape is a milestone of personal and professional transformation.

Bigger, Stronger, Faster: The Side Effects of Being American is a new documentary about steroid use. Filmmaker Chris Bell, a former steroid user, was a bodybuilder and part of the film details what happened when he told his mother he used steroids.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with attorney Cyrus Mehri about whether the NFL policy has lost some of its effectiveness.

Marilee Jones, the former dean of admissions at MIT, inflated her resume and resigned from her position in 2007. Coming back from that kind of mistake can be harrowing — and life-changing.

The fluffy Siberian forest cat upstages Austin Butler, Zoe Kravitz, Regina King and Bad Bunny in the new action comedy Caught Stealing.

Venezuela's embattled president still retains the support of the armed forces, but for how much longer? A high-ranking veteran member of the security forces struggles with whether to abandon his post.

We talk with a NOAA scientist about the Northern Lights, and why their visibility seems to be increasing.

Retail expert Katie Thomas scours her local shopping mall in Pittsburgh to divine what Americans' shopping habits reveal about the economy and the nation's future.

When Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools rolled out its post-desegregation “choice plan” almost 21 years ago, a lot of attention focused on the emergence of stratified urban and suburban schools. But there was another group of schools that didn’t fit either category, schools that some called the middle ring.

Scientists say remains of four men exhumed from what was once an Anglican church suggest they were well-nourished, "high-status" leaders in the early 17th century colony. And one was likely Catholic.