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A judge in Oklahoma has ordered the removal of a massive wind farm from tribal land because its owners failed to get proper permits more than a decade ago.

Questions about whether the fast food chain would hike prices during the busiest times of day came after comments made by Wendy's President and CEO Kirk Tanner during an earnings call.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will be inaugurated to another six-year term. Most European Union countries are boycotting the ceremony.

NPR's A Martínez asks National Geographic writer Maddie Stone about some of the real science behind the fictional world of "Dune."

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Imran Ahmed, of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, about disinformation over the COVID-19 vaccines.

A strong U.S. dollar is raising concerns that it may be too strong and cause problems for the U.S. economy. But many analysts say the positives of a strong dollar usually outweigh the negatives.

What do Canada, Mexico and China have in common? They're the three largest trading partners of the U.S., and the incoming administration is threatening new tariffs. A look at the potential impact.

NPR's Rob Schmitz asks North Carolina State University's Rob Handfield how President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China could affect consumer costs in the U.S.

College administrators, reeling from campus protests over Gaza, are now implementing programs to foster civil discourse.

A race-based calculation to determine kidney function left many Black patients lower on the transplant waitlist than they should have been. NPR's A Martinez talks to one man who was moved ahead.

Even though the top four congressional leaders left their White House meeting with the president separately and silently Friday, they cast the hourlong encounter in a positive light back at the Capitol.

An emerging film festival in Lagos, Nigeria is trying to change the stories mainstream Nigerian films tell.

Off Scotland's Orkney Islands, companies are testing wind and tidal turbines for a more reliable renewable energy future.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with independent Sen. Angus King of Maine about the airstrikes launched on targets in Syria and the response from lawmakers.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with former Defense Secretary William Cohen about parallels between military decisions faced now by President Trump and those made by President Clinton in 1998.

The company said the costs of rebuilding and recovering its facility in Fletcher were too great to bear.

Amidst the confusion and chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us have sought out a long-trusted lifeline: the local newspaper. Though the value of local journalism is more apparent now than ever, newspapers are not thriving. They're collapsing. For many communities, this means fewer local stories and job losses. But new research suggests there's another consequence that's harder to spot — one that comes with a hefty price tag for residents. This week on Hidden Brain, we return to a 2018 episode that's acutely relevant today and ask, who bears the cost when nobody wants to pay?

The U.S. and its allies expanded the assault against the Islamic State. The Pentagon says targets inside Syria were hit for the first time. The attacks are focused on ISIS assets around Raqqa.

The Senate acquitted President Trump in an impeachment trial, but two Senate GOP chairmen are investigating Hunter Biden, son of former vice president Joe Biden, related to his work in Ukraine.

As the North Atlantic Treaty Organization turns 70, Germany's relatively low defense spending is angering President Trump, straining an alliance that goes back decades.