The U.S. will shift some of the burden of defense to its allies, and it will equip them for it. One ally's equipment: nuclear submarines for South Korea.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with songwriter Amy Allen, who is shortlisted for the non-classical Songwriter of the Year Grammy Award for a second straight year.

Technology enabling virtual fences for pets is now being adapted for livestock. Ranchers near Yellowstone National Park are testing its ability to keep cows safe from grizzly bear attacks.

Cuts to scientific research focused disproportionately on research around diversity equity and inclusion. Some researchers say we're just beginning to understand the impact.

It's a darkly comic book about a mother and son living in Beirut through a series of calamities, including civil war, ...

An American journalist wounded in an Israeli tank strike in Lebanon returns home to press the U.S. government to investigate the incident, which killed a Reuters reporter, as a targeted attack.

One of the show’s stars, Karolina Wydra, joins Here & Now ‘s Indira Lakshmanan to break down her acting process, why she ...

A new study of more than 160,000 teens finds that even occasional cannabis use among 8th, 10th and 12th graders is tied to worse outcomes at school and more emotional distress.

It came at the end of the divisional round match-up between the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys, when Dallas Quarterback ...

In Connecticut, being a pet owner can prevent unhoused residents from obtaining safe shelter. This article was originally ...

In part three of our series on addiction treatment communities, WBUR's Deborah Becker visits a healing farm in the US.

Nearly five years after the coup, Myanmar is poorer, hungrier, and plagued by blackouts. Few believe the upcoming election will change anything.