As a classics professor, Beard has spent her career pondering life in the ancient world. The central question of her latest ...

Crews replace a lead water line in Pittsburgh's Mt. Washington neighborhood. Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority is rebranding itself as simply “Pittsburgh Water,” the agency announced Thursday. The ...

President Trump admits to calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu "crazy" during a tense and heated phone call over Israel's offensive into Lebanon. How strained is their relationship?

President Trump is demanding that Israel's prime minister end the incursion into Lebanon. Danny Citrinowicz of the Institute for National Security Studies shares his view.

When times are dark, many people find comfort from watching happy movies or listening to upbeat music. But some relish in darker stuff: horror, war, illness or suffering. That’s what makes them feel ...

Memorial Day Weekend and the unofficial start to summer are here. Here & Now ’s Indira Lakshmanan talks with Dr. Adam Friedman, chair of dermatology at the George Washington University School of ...

Democratic state Rep. Abigail Salisbury of Swissvale speaks about her own autism in Harrisburg on April 23, 2025. Both Salisbury and Pittsburgh state Rep. Jessica Benham (right) are open about their ...

President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began the war on Iran together, and now the relationship is under strain. Here & Now ‘s Scott Tong speaks with Michael Koplow, chief ...

O'Farrell's new novel is based on the story of her own great, great-grandfather, and tells the story of a father and son mapping 19th-century Ireland after the devastation of the Great Famine.

Federal Reserve Kevin Warsh’s predecessor, Jay Powell, endured extreme political pressure from President Trump to lower interest rates. Here & Now ‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with Loretta Mester, former ...

Clarence B. Jones, a lawyer and adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died last week. Jones helped King write his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. He was 95.

Juana Summers is a political correspondent for NPR covering race, justice and politics. She has covered politics since 2010 for publications including Politico, CNN and The Associated Press. She got ...