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As Russia's army advances on coal mines powering Ukraine and its steel industry, women in a small coal town adjust to new roles as miners. They've replaced men who're now fighting on the front lines.

Cynthia Erivo says being different had "something to do with" her role as Elphaba in 'Wicked: Part 1.'

NPR Music's 2025 Tiny Desk Contest got more than 7,000 entries, including some standouts in the folk and country genres.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to Nina Khrushcheva, professor of international affairs at The New School in New York City, about Russian President Putin's vision as Moscow grows increasingly isolated.

The term brain rot first appeared in Henry David Thoreau's famous "Walden," according to the Oxford University Press. How did he use it — and what might he have made of its modern meaning?

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Mayor Ken Miyagishima of Las Cruces, N.M., about how the city is preparing for migrants after the expiration of Title 42.

The U.N. has adopted a lengthy "pact" of items for the world to address for a better tomorrow. We asked global thinkers if they'd like to add anything or give more emphasis to certain agenda items.

Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah begins their ceasefire, but many remain displaced. And, if you are traveling for the holidays here are the foods you can bring through TSA.

They don’t get as much attention as the presidential election, but state government races play a crucial role in the laws that govern our lives. This year, several state capitols are up for grabs.

George Mason University Economist Tyler Cowen talks to Steve Inskeep about his new book, An Economist Gets Lunch: New Rules for Everyday Foodies. Cowen criticizes people he calls food snobs, but at the same time, he admits that label also applies to him.

U.S. stamps just had their sixth price hike since 2021. In raw numbers, only four countries in a recent study of 31 developed nations had cheaper stamps than the U.S.

President Biden hosts the leaders of Japan, Australia and India at the White House on Friday. The four key democracies are teaming up to counter China, which is also a major trading partner.

President Biden hosts the leaders of Japan, Australia and India at the White House on Friday. The four key democracies are teaming up to counter China, which is also a major trading partner.

A Wisconsin school shooting left multiple people dead and several injured. Here's the latest. And, a milestone pig kidney transplant provides doctors with hope for the future of transplant surgeries.

Barring intervention by Gov. Eric Holcomb, Corcoran is scheduled to be executed before sunrise Wednesday at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City.

Honda and Nissan are in talks over a merger as the auto industry sees two seismic changes. And, Russia violently attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure on Christmas Day.

The Biden administration is scrapping plans to offer COVID boosters for people under 50 this summer. Instead officials will push for an earlier release of the next generation boosters in the fall.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Kristen Coleman, an infectious disease researcher at the University of Maryland, about the recent cases of bird flu in cats and what steps to take to protect pets.

For more on House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's surprising primary loss, Audie Cornish speaks with former Republican Rep. Tom Davis.

Microsoft is putting restraints on its new AI chatbot after it professed its love to some and berated others. Some experts say the company may have released the bot too quickly.