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Trump threatened to bomb Iran's power plants and bridges unless it opens the Strait of Hormuz. And, NASA's Artemis II crew prepares to make its closest approach to the moon.

Regina Barber and Katia Riddle of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about prehistoric cooking, earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest and how teens are sleeping less than before.

The Academy Awards officially adopted the "Oscars" nickname in 1939. But who is Oscar, and who started calling them that? We may never know. But here are four enduring legends to consider.

U.S. officials confirmed a case of the flesh-eating parasite in a person who traveled from El Salvador. Screwworm typically affects cattle in South America but has spread north in recent years.

The group's 1993 debut was the opening shot of an audacious plan to open the music industry to hip-hop made way outside the mainstream.

Two landmark verdicts this week could reshape the way social media works. Aza Raskin, a co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, explains the implications of the courts' decisions.

NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Charlie Puth about his new album Whatever's Clever.

Prospective parents can now pick embryos based on risk predictions for thousands of diseases and odds for specific traits. But should they?

A look into how the relationship between the federal government and Boeing has evolved, and what the past Boeing safety crises might tell us about the current one.

President Trump says that he is pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to finalize an Iran deal, but that the American forces' blockade of the Iranian ports would remain in place.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with actor and director Jim Cummings about his new role in the movie "The Yeti," creature features and how to keep independent cinema alive.

NPR's Eric Deggans asks producer and director Peter Berg about his new Netflix series, "American Primeval," set in 1850s Utah.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the Oscar-winning actor, Cillian Murphy, about his latest role in Small Things Like These. The film examines abuses committed by the Catholic church in Ireland.

The South African actor has been speaking out about racial injustice for decades, often in collaboration with the late playwright Athol Fugard. Kunene and the King is Kani's latest project.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney about the White House's position on ongoing border security negotiations.

Less than two weeks after overhauling its newsroom, NPR has hired Nadine Zylstra to be its chief content officer. She has been a top executive at Sesame Workshop, YouTube and Pinterest.

NPR's Scott Simon asks astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson about his latest book, "Take Me to Your Leader."

NPR is offering buyouts to journalists as it overhauls its newsroom, with the threat of layoffs to follow. Two recent gifts totaling $113 million are primarily dedicated to NPR's tech infrastructure.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Bharat Ramamurti, deputy director of the National Economic Council, about President Biden's executive order that aims to shift power from companies to consumers.

Popular weight-loss drugs mimic GLP-1, a hormone the body makes naturally after eating. Turns out some foods trigger GLP-1 better than others, making us feel full and eat less.