Staff at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium have reared a special kind of fish known as a warty frogfish for the first time in captivity. Their success may hold broader lessons for raising marine species.

The federal debt continues to grow, topping $39 trillion this month. Like a shopper who buys more than he earns every week, the nation's credit card bill is compounding. Just paying the interest now ...

NPR's Scott Simon and sports reporter Michele Steele talk men and women's March madness. Copyright 2026 NPR ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the Romanian filmmaker Radu Jude about his latest film, "Kontinental '25." Copyright 2026 NPR ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Sina Toossi, Senior Fellow, Center for International Policy, about the power structure in Iran, and how things have changed within it since the start of the war.

Researchers have found that athletes experience emotional abuse more than any other form of harm. Some athletes maintain that this kind of abuse by coaches can cause lasting, even irreparable damage.

People who care for an adult child, partner or sibling have to face the reality that their loved may outlive them. Planning ahead is key but it's not easy.

Members of the MAGA faithful gathered in Texas for the annual Conservative Political Action Conference. While tensions over Iran split some attendees, Trump remained the glue holding them together.

As the war in Iran reaches the one-month mark, a Iranian strike on an air base in Saudi Arabia wounded several U.S. service members. On Saturday the Israeli military intercepted a missile launched ...

Organizers behind No Kings, a network of progressive groups, says protesters will stage demonstrations across the country and abroad to speak out against the Trump administration's actions.

The four Army officers were on track to become one-star generals, NPR confirms. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth's involvement ...

All month, in honor of Women’s History, QUEER POWER HOUR is sharing stories from Making Gay History about lesbian and trans pioneers upon whose shoulders all queer people stand. We’ll hear from local ...