NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jacqueline Smith of the International Transport Workers' Federation about conditions for sailors stranded on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican strategist Rina Shah about the political ramifications of the war in Iran for President Trump.

As climate change, wildfires and other extreme weather events intensify, the demand for native seeds is surging in order to help preserve plant biodiversity.

Camp Mystic, the private all-girls camp where 27 people died in last year's flooding in central Texas, announced that it is withdrawing its application to reopen this summer.

It's a very treatable form of cancer if caught early, yet younger adults rarely get screened. Patient advocates want more ...

Widespread drought and fears of a power crisis is forcing the Interior Department to start sending billions of gallons of ...

A Texas legislative commission heard testimony from families of some of the people who died in the 2025 flooding. Owners of the all-girls Camp Mystic also testified about emergency preparedness plans.

Florida lawmakers passed a new voting map that could give Republicans an edge in flipping four House seats now held by Democrats. It aids President Trump's national redistricting push.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR Justice Correspondent Ryan Lucas and National Security Correspondent Greg Myre about security at the White House Correspondents' Dinner and the war in Iran.

The Iran war and closure of the Strait of Hormuz have damaged the global economy, but Iran's own economy has been faltering for years.

A panel of judges in Louisiana has just ended telemedicine access to the abortion pill mifepristone nationally.

NPR's science podcast Short Wave looks at the secrets behind scorpions' weapons, using electricity to measure the quality of a cup of coffee, and what shapes the content of dreams.