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As the U.S. plans new mines for copper, lithium and other metals to use in green technologies, mining projects in the West could threaten scarce water supplies.

Even when the Animal Welfare Act is followed, bears may not live in conditions that many would find reasonable for such large, intelligent animals to flourish, says anthropologist Barbara J. King.

What do Miles Davis, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Bugs Bunny have in common? They're all hip, says John Leland, the author of a new history of that coveted but elusive quality.

You don't need a background in science to enjoy these research-fueled reads. From the mysteries of the male brain to the logistics of having a clone to the problem of mortality, these books straightforwardly tackle present and future scientific puzzles.

A federal judge pushed back opening arguments to Feb. 3 in the former Alaska governor's case. A 2017 Times editorial wrongly connected an ad from her PAC to a lethal mass shooting in Arizona.

We've heard from 3,100 women who survived life-threatening complications of pregnancy or childbirth. They told us what they wished they had known and what they would say to new and expectant mothers.

The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the country.

Mac Phipps was a rising star of New Orleans rap when he was convicted of a killing he insists he did not commit. Two decades later, he is still fighting for his freedom and his art.

Electoral College votes to affirm Biden's election victory. Attorney General Barr is leaving the Justice Department. Plus, more shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine will be arriving across the U.S.

If not for the seriousness of the issue he is raising, Matthew Ridenhour might have had a good laugh at what he found on the Mecklenburg County voter registration list. One man's address, for instance, is listed as SouthPark Mall. Three other people said they live at the USPS Starmount location.

Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was shot and killed as he jogged through a neighborhood near Brunswick, Ga. in 2020. Three white men in pickup trucks pursued him and then confronted him.

Liberal Rhode Island Sen. Lincoln Chafee defeats a challenge from conservative Steve Laffey in the Republican primary in a closely watched Senate races. In New York, Sen. Hillary Clinton trounces antiwar rival Jonathan Tasini, who unsuccessfully tried to replicate the David v. Goliath scenario in Connecticut.

The question arises: Since when did so much of our politics have to do with religion? And the answer is, since the beginning — and even before.

The news that Karl Rove will not be prosecuted in the CIA leak investigation ends months of speculation surrounding the man known as the 'architect' or 'boy genius' for his successful management of President Bush's campaigns -- and for crafting a presidential grand strategy for conservatism in the 21st century.

New limits on Tennessee's health coverage for the poor has created a painful dilemma for many. If you have restricted insurance, but several chronic illnesses, as Linda Warner does, how do you choose which one to treat?

Britain's royal couple has a wedding planner, but what about everyday people who aren't as fortunate to have a fancy wedding planner? Graphic novelist Adrian Tomine offers comic relief in his pre-nuptial memoir, Scenes from an Impending Marriage. Host Michel Martin speaks with Tomine about those "special moments" that capture the humor and absurdity of planning your own wedding.

Read an excerpt from My Life, former President Bill Clinton's autobiography.

For two days, starting on May 11, 1,000 Black residents rebelled against the city's systemic oppression. More than 100 blocks of neighborhoods and businesses were damaged. Police killed six Black men.