Search results for

For workers who have to stay on the job outdoors in extreme heat, a few simple measures can decrease the risk of heat stroke. Awareness and education play a big role.

Congress passed the most comprehensive housing bill in decades. Housing expert Vincent Reina of the University of Pennsylvania talks about the effort to make housing more affordable.

Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor Francesca Hong called for a moratorium on data centers. So did Ohio Republican governor hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, as data centers begin to dominate campaigns.

The Labor Department releases a new report on inflation this week. It's higher than many would like, and with a sluggish job market, most people's paychecks aren't keeping pace with rising prices.

Nearly half of Americans support the National Guard monitoring November's elections, potentially signaling an openness to the sort of nationalizing of elections that President Trump says he wants.

Five states held primary elections Tuesday that could play a decisive role in which party controls Congress in the midterm elections. A look at the results and the race that's too close to call.

Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock return, playing witchy sisters living under a centuries-old family spell. Practical Magic 2 is a mildly enjoyable sequel that's bigger on fan service than freshness.

A long-lost 1897 George Melies film, arguably the first robot science fiction story committed to film, has made its way to the Library of Congress.

NPR's movie critic breaks down this morning's Oscar nominations, where "Sinners" set a record for the most nominations for a single film.

NPR's Books We Love returns with about 380 titles handpicked by NPR staff and critics. Reporter Andrew Limbong shares this year's nonfiction favorites with Michel Martin.

Friday's U.S. Open semifinal between Americans Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe will make history, whether it's the first American or first Black man to reach the final in decades.

Jones' band, Booker T. & the MG's, composed the instrumental classic, "Green Onions," and played background to Otis Redding. His new memoir is Time is Tight. Originally broadcast March 26, 2007.

It's one of the loudest debates in education: whether spending more money adds up to better test scores and graduation rates.

From virtuoso players and visionary composers to charismatic bandleaders and golden-eared producers, explore the musical voices who left us this year.

Forty years after the Challenger disaster, NPR explores the engineers' last-minute efforts to stop the launch, their decades of guilt and the vital lessons that remain critical for NASA today.

In Medusa's Gaze and Vampire's Bite: The Science of Monsters, science journalist Matt Kaplan writes of real-life zombies in Haiti, poisoned by a witch's brew of pufferfish and tree frogs, and discusses how rabies infection could explain the vampire's aversion to garlic, water and sunlight.

The federal government shutdown continues. Republicans and Democrats appear no closer to an agreement to end it. Many federal workers are missing full paychecks and don't know when they will resume.

Here are the honorable mentions from the 2024 Student Podcast Challenge. Congratulations!

Five years after George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer, the future of the intersection where it happened is uncertain. Today, a memorial is set up in the partially blocked street. But some want to move on. How does a community reckon with its past and confront its future?

Obama's ascent thrilled millions but also stirred a countermovement that is still on the march. His new memoir, A Promised Land, covers his rise through the second year of his presidency .