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As large-scale hog and poultry industries continue to grow in eastern North Carolina, local residents push back against decades of air and water pollution.

As 1 million Americans pledge to lose weight this year and sign up at their local health club, Michele Norris speaks to Samara Williamson of Crunch Fitness in Atlanta about why January is the busiest sales month for the health and fitness industry.

Robert Johnson's famous blues tune inspired musicians like John Lennon and Jim Morrison.

Host Bob Edwards speaks with Hugh Williamson about political events unfolding in the Philippine capital of Manila.

President Bush was the featured guest and speaker today at midwinter retreats held by Congressional Republicans in Williamsburg, Virginia and by Senate Democrats on Capitol Hill. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

NPR's Adam Hochberg reports on another ruling from the Florida Supreme Court- this one on a tobacco controversy. The seven justices reinstated a 750 thousand dollar to a smoker who sued the nation's third largest cigarette maker, Brown & Williamson. It's only the second time a tobacco company has been ordered to pay damages.

Some lawmakers are raising the bar for bipartisan cooperation, in the most unexpected of places.

There's bipartisan cooperation on Capitol Hill over beer. Five Congressional teams are in a competition where lawmakers work with breweries in their home states to create a new craft beer.

Simon/Toilet Paper -- Scott speaks with the chief architechtural conservator for Colonial Williamsburg, Thomas Taylor, about why they are using a poultice made from toilet paper to leech salt out of the brick in a Colonial-era smokehouse.

Habitat for Humanity is helping build 3D homes. The first family to move into one is April Stringfield and her 13-year-old son. Their new house is in Williamsburg, Va.

In the new film Don't Let Go, actor David Oyelowo plays a police detective whose family gets murdered. He talks with NPR's David Greene.

In this two-part series "The Wood Energy Dilemma," reporters from WFAE and WUNC visit communities feeding the world’s appetite for wood energy.

37-year-old Elana Meyers Taylor, a three-time Olympic medalist, announced on Twitter that she tested positive for COVID-19 two days after arriving in Beijing for the 2022 Olympic Games.

Ahead of the March primary, local elections officials in Texas are starting to deal with the effects of a new GOP-backed voting law.

More extreme weather can mean extended blackouts, and it's especially disruptive for those working at home. Owners and experts offer guidance on what kind of generator to get and how to use it safely.

Brooks wrote countless edgy jokes over the years, but he doesn't regret any of them. He calls comedy his "delicious refuge" from the world. "I hide in humor," he says. His new memoir is All About Me!

The car was found in an impound lot in Tennessee, where it sat for nearly a week before authorities realized they had it, officials said Friday.

In 1942, Pharmacist's Mate Wheeler Lipes saved the life of a fellow crewman aboard the submarine USS Seadragon. With no formal surgical training, Lipes removed the man's appendix using tools improvised from bent spoons. He's finally being recognized for his ingenuity.

People in Grand Rapids, Mich., protest the killing of a Black man by police. The suspect in the Brooklyn subway shooting is in custody. The U.S. is assisting Ukraine in its war crimes probe.

The U.S. and European allies have accused Russia of war crimes in Ukraine. The Biden administration says it's helping Ukraine investigate. The Justice Department and State Department are assisting.