Inns and campgrounds in Maine are ready to welcome summer tourists. But many Canadians are staying away because of the beef between the two countries. And high fuel prices are an issue for everyone.

Across the U.S., communities are planting fast-growing Miyawaki forests to help neighborhoods cool down and adapt to the longer, hotter summers predicted as the climate changes. WBUR's Bianca Garcia ...

The crew of the aircraft USS Gerald R. Ford was greeted by thousands of cheering family and friends as part of a process to ease sailors through a difficult transition after being away for months.

NPR gets first broadcast interview with angry passenger from the hantavirus cruise ship who's being held against her wishes at the federal quarantine unit in Nebraska and is fighting to get out. It's ...

When Pat Gentile began to grow out her hair after chemotherapy, she was nervous to go to work for the first time without a wig. An unexpected encounter with a convenience store stranger changed that.

An online forum will present findings from a new study on the Middle Rio Grande Valley's long-term water outlook.

Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot are suing to block anyone from receiving ...

Many many many men smoke in China. A small but outspoken group of women are becoming anti-smoking advocates, confronting ...

In Washington state and Hawaii, residents can now get mifepristone and misoprostol from Planned Parenthood to keep in their ...

Ahead of a much anticipated IPO, SpaceX is carrying out a critical test of its giant, stainless steel rocket. Investors will ...

The governor issued an executive order Wednesday warning of a dangerous wildfire season, while also urging communities around ...