U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to spend up to $20 million to equip its officers with gloves that can deliver electric shocks. The agency says the new tools can help with de-escalation, ...

The Trump administration plans to spend nearly $1 billion on White House construction projects. Most of that price tag will be footed by taxpayers, according to a new investigation by the Washington ...

A Ukrainian "Chaklun" long-range strike drone takes off from a mobile launcher during an operational launch targeting Russian military installations in Crimea, from an undisclosed location in Ukraine ...

The cost of caring for pets is rising. Petflation is affecting more than just the cost of food and care; it also makes it more expensive to transport pets between shelters, a key part of getting many ...

The major league pitcher Tommy John was the first person to undergo surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow — the procedure that has since been named after him. In 1974, John ...

When far-right Member of Parliament Nigel Farage quit, then re-entered a race for his own seat, mainstream political parties dismissed it as a stunt. They refused to field candidates, leaving only a ...

NPR’s Emmanuel Akinwotu brings us this story from Togo, along West Africa’s most ambitious urban corridor. He meets the Nana Benz, icons of past prosperity in a region where opportunity is rapidly ...

Here & Now's Indira Lakshmanan speaks with our own Peter O'Dowd, who is reporting today on glacial outburst flooding impacting residents in Juneau, Alaska. He talks with local leaders and residents ...

Haitians in Ohio who lost Temporary Protected Status last month have been summoned to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility to have ankle monitors installed. ICE has not explained the reason ...

Here & Now’s Scott Tong talks with Laura N. Pérez Sánchez on the ground in San Juan. She's an independent investigative reporter and editor reporting on the water rationing taking place in San Juan ...

The Endless Thread team looks into the glitter industry and finds out who the biggest buyer of the product is. This segment airs on August 13, 2026. Audio will be available after the broadcast. Amory ...

"The Stacks" host and creator Traci Thomas, Here & Now's go-to book expert, picked "The Odyssey" for her summer book club read. She discusses the book and film with host Scott Tong with a little input ...