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Zircon crystals found in sandstone on an Australian sheep ranch are so tiny that you'd need a magnifying glass to see them. But recent measurements confirm they offer our earliest glimpse of Earth.

China is purging the senior ranks of its financial sector as the central government attempts to stabilize a shaky economy.

Alabama lawmakers rushed to protect in vitro fertilization services after fertility clinics shut down in the wake of a ruling that frozen embryos are children under the state wrongful death law.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked roadways in Illinois, California, New York and the Pacific Northwest on Monday, temporarily shutting down travel into some of the nation's airports.

Part of the landmark Brown vs. Board of Education decision concerned dilapidated schools for Black students. Decades later some schools with large minority populations are again in need of repairs.

A federal district court ruled that the new map drawn by the state legislature violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the Black vote. A group of conservatives challenged the legislature's map.

The residents of a bucolic woodland community face off against a developer with big plans for the land in a film that will leave you rapt — and profoundly unnerved.

Historic atmospheric carbon dioxide levels mean more pollen for longer in many places. But a legacy of discriminatory city planning and environmental pollution is making allergy season a lot worse for those with chronic respiratory issues.

President Biden held a glitzy campaign fundraiser in New York City yesterday, with former presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Biden is currently leading President Trump in fundraising.

Tom Stafford commanded the first Apollo mission to dock with a Soviet craft in space. He also served as commander of Apollo 10 - the dress rehearsal before NASA's first landing on the moon in 1969.

A middle-aged protagonist struggles with his own sense of impermanence — and the return of his long-absent father. The Shadowless Tower is a subtle film that draws you in at every step.

So far this year, the U.S. has seen more than 120 cases of the highly contagious disease — more than double the cases for all of 2023. Still, chances of widespread transmission remains low.

Authorities in the Russian republic of Chechnya will only allow music between 80 and 116 beats per minute, though it's unclear how the rule will be enforced.

The International Booker Prize celebrates fiction that's been translated into English. This year's shortlist, announced Tuesday morning, features books in six languages from three continents.

A new Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools leadership team takes a new approach to presenting a budget, but tension between needs and taxes is a perennial challenge.

Juneteenth is a national holiday that commemorates the formal abolition of slavery for the last enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865. Many events are happening this week and next week to mark the holiday. Here are some that are happening locally.

U.S. employers added just 114,000 jobs in July as the unemployment rate rose to 4.3%. The weaker-than-expected report is adding to fears of an economic slowdown.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: This Is How You Lose the Time War, GWAR covering “I’m Just Ken,” and the Tested podcast series from NPR's Embedded.

Florida has its first professional rodeo team. The Florida Freedom and its bull riders will compete in a rodeo there the first weekend of August.

The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees has pledged $100 million of support for people in Ukraine as they prepare for winter.