NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMU listener Russell Weeden and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

When beekeepers saw honeybee die-offs last year, experts at a USDA research center stepped in to help. The Trump administration plans to close the facility, and beekeepers and scientists are worried.

A new study finds an extra 1,000 steps per day is linked to a decreased risk of complications after surgery. The study suggests tracking steps is one way to monitor recovery and can be empowering.

When they went searching for a rare apple tree in Montezuma County's remnant orchards 20 years ago, Jude and Addie ...

Ohio's primary results are in setting up what's expected to be expensive contests for the state's governor and U.S. Senate and House races that could help determine the balance of power in Congress.

Trump calls off an effort to take control of Strait of Hormuz from Iran, citing progress on talks, but the blockade remains.

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The hugely popular prediction market was shut down by U.S. regulators in 2022 and re-opened in Panama, where it has benefited ...

The new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll finds that 8 in 10 Americans say gas prices are straining their household budgets.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with antisemitism scholar Brendan McGeever about why we're seeing a rise in antisemitism in the U.K. and what the government can do about it.

Frizzell says experience in the clerk and recorder’s office, public information and support for residents without computer access are among her priorities.

NPR's A Martínez asks former U.S. special representative for Iran Robert Malley about President Trump's about-face on a brief American effort to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz.