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The Supreme Court has upheld Kentucky's method of execution by lethal injection. The justices said the state's use of a three-drug combination does not violate the Constitution's prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment. NPR's Ari Shapiro reviews the high court's opinions with Steve Inskeep.

President Bush Thursday lifts trade sanctions against North Korea and moves to remove it from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. The move comes after Pyongyang hands over accounting of its nuclear work to Chinese officials.

The 1982 Tylenol poisonings that killed seven people in the Chicago area triggered a nationwide panic and led to an overhaul in the safety of over-the-counter medication packaging.

The Washington Post's E.J. Dionne says Barack Obama's call for a windfall profit tax on oil firms is an answer to the GOP's emphasis on offshore drilling. David Brooks of The New York Times says though a windfall tax may be good politics, it's bad economics.

India is reeling after the Trump administration threatened it with some of the highest tariffs in the world in order to pressure it to change course with Russia.

The "Pledge America Campaign" urges broadcasters to focus on programming that highlights "the historic accomplishments of this great nation from our founding through the Trump Administration today."

Up First Winter Games brings you the latest news and culture from the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.

A number of Olympic athletes have turned to knitting during the heat of the Games, including Ben Ogden, who this week became the most decorated American male Olympic cross-country skier.

Director Simon Mesa Soto talks about his indie film A Poet and how filmmaking can serve as catharsis.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with David French of the National Retail Federation, about how the Trump administration's latest round of tariffs will affect consumers and the prices they pay.

We look at what President Trump's decision to attack Iran means, what kind of support he has in Iran and what this moment means for his administration.

President Trump claimed the justices opposing his position were acting because of partisanship, though three of those ruling against his tariffs were appointed by Republican presidents.

The American diet has had a roller coaster relationship with beef, but new dietary guidelines from the U.S. government puts beef back on top of the food pyramid. How did it get there again?

Emerald Fennell's extravagant adaptation of Emily Brontë's classic cares little for subtlety. Ultimately, this love affair is more photogenic than it is deeply moving.

Fruit Ninja. Bejeweled. Plants vs. Zombies. These are all top-grossing apps through Apple's app store. Plenty of folks dream about creating the next mobile application smash hit. But the latest group of tech entrepreneurs — some not even old enough for a learner's permit — are going after their slice of the pie.

The "One Big Beautiful Bill" signed into law this month includes some big changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Kay Carter, CEO of Second Harvest Foodbank of Metrolina, weighs in on the possible impacts to North Carolina.

Opposition is mounting to what would be one of the biggest wind energy projects on federal public land. A neighboring former Japanese internment camp has a constituency fighting it.

The Federal Trade Comission voted yesterday to ban nearly all noncompete agreements. Tenessee's lawmakers have passed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns on campus.

President Trump upset the architectural world when he proposed an executive order mandating traditional, classical architecture for new federal buildings, and calling some buildings "just plain ugly."

A criminal case in Houston alleges that employees at a chemical company should have prepared for the record flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey.