Marsha Battle Philpot calls herself a "primordial Detroiter," and she knows the city and its history well. Her father, Joe Battle, opened a record store in 1945 and he recorded blues guitarist John ...

Host Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Tom Clemo, a deputy fire chief from the Santa Monica Fire Department in Southern California, who is in Spokane, Washington, this week helping with the community's ...

The cover of "A Tender Age" beside Chang-Rae Lee. (Courtesy of Michelle Lee) Chang-rae Lee's new book, "A Tender Age," centers around 10-year-old Korean American Jeon-Gi, who navigates an eventful ...

Search and rescue efforts are underway across western Colombia, where a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake shook dozens of cities and towns on Monday. Here & Now's Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Juan ...

On Monday, President Trump signed an executive order calling for the reduction of recommended childhood vaccines from 17 to 11. The order also recommends that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine be ...

Thousands of fireflies flicker in the meadows of a sanctuary in southwest Connecticut. Connecticut Public's Áine Pennello went to see it for herself. This segment airs on August 11, 2026. Audio will ...

The political world is buzzing about the implications of news first reported by the Washington Post. Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal has asked for a congressional briefing about an operation held ...

Meta & Open Source AI. In an attempt to catch up to it's artificial intelligence rivals, Meta is planning a big pivot to open-source AI technology. It's a big point of departure from rivals like ...

Modern workplace culture pressures us to multitask even though research shows multitasking makes most people less productive, more stressed out and worse at their jobs. Rather than trying to multitask ...

Here & Now’s Scott Tong talks with Princeton University historian Julian Zelizer about Todd Blanche’s confirmation as Attorney General and how he believes it demonstrates the erosion of the lessons ...

Gov. Maura Healey on Monday signed legislation that removes restrictions on abortions after 24 weeks of gestation. Previously, abortions after 24 weeks were only allowed in life-threatening situations ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving to equip officers with body cameras in the next two months but the agency's ...