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The debate over lifting a ban on uranium extraction pits the Danish territory's lawmakers against environmentalists. It would be a controversial move and one with consequences for Greenland's economic development as well as its political status.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Lodriguez Murray, United Negro College Fund senior vice president, on recent protests over student housing at HBCUs and where President Biden's pledge to HBCUs stands.

Despite pledging to take action on climate change at the international event, the Biden administration says its hands were tied after a federal judge stopped its attempt to pause the leasing program.

You wouldn't expect a Twitter thread about shipping logistics to go viral, but that's what happened recently to Ryan Petersen, the founder of the freight-forwarding tech company Flexport.

The Rust shooting has put a new focus on film set safety. Behind-the-scenes workers have spent decades organizing behind policies that would make sets safer, but obstacles have stood in their way.

Some people who get cards this holiday season will need a smartphone to see what's inside. Hallmark is selling video greetings that make it easy to send montages of personalized videos.

The judge had previously tossed the FTC's first attempt at attacking Facebook's alleged monopoly power for lack of evidence. This time, the judge said the FTC "has done its homework."

The CDC is expected to recommend that Americans to upgrade their masks to high-efficiency respirators. But how do you find one that fits you — and is legit?

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Bryce Pardo, from the RAND Drug Policy Research Center, on the findings of a new opioid trafficking report.

Some of the biggest Oscar snubs were recognized at Sunday's Independent Spirit Awards. For the second year, television shows and performances were also celebrated.

The nation's largest aluminum can manufacturer is raising its minimum order size due to soaring demand and supply chain issues. That's leaving small brewers in a lurch.

As parents scramble to find scarce baby formula and the government races to boost production and imports, some advocates say the U.S. should do more to encourage breastfeeding.

Ukrainian fighters have destroyed Russian fighting vehicles with U.S. supplied Javelins. But replacing the thousands of missiles could take years, largely because of a crimp in the supply chain.

Infowars has filed for bankruptcy. The move postpones founder Alex Jones' civil trial that had been scheduled to begin next week.

Materials like lithium are used in batteries for things like electric vehicles. For Cornwall, England, that's already led to a small mining boom.

More than 80 percent of the seafood consumed in the U.S. now comes from abroad. And fishermen in other parts of the world continue to kill not just dolphins but seals and even whales. So conservation groups are calling for tougher import rules to protect sea animals at risk from fishing.

Writer and Slate contributor Mike DeBonis talks about commercials for colleges and universities that run during television broadcasts of college football games.

We look at how the fight over abortion access might turn out voters in the midterms. Also, how will the White House tackle the nation-wide shortage of baby formula?

The owners of Songbird Farm in Maine can't sell their crops because a so-called "forever chemical" turned up in their land and water. Other farmers in the U.S. have the same problem.

President Biden traveled to Philadelphia to pump up lawmakers who are on the ballot this fall and are already getting an earful from constituents about higher costs for gas and groceries.