My Unsung Hero is a new series from the Hidden Brain team about people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. When Wendy McDowell was age 8, she was left stranded at an airport.
In Oregon's high desert, a more than 10,000-year-old lake is drying up. That doesn't have to happen. Summer Lake hosts millions of migratory birds annually, but its water is being diverted to farms.
Some sellers and creators on the online marketplace Etsy are going on a week-long strike. They say the company's fees and unfair practices make staying on Etsy untenable for their businesses.
If booking an American Airlines flight from two smaller Eastern cities, you'll end up on a bus instead of a plane for the trip to the airline's Philadelphia hub. Other airlines are doing this too.
Twitter users have long asked for an edit button and now the company says it's finally coming. But skeptics warn it could change Twitter — and not for the better.
NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with the new White House coronavirus czar, Dr. Ashish Jha. Presently, Congress has yet to approve funding that would cover the cost of testing, vaccines and treatment.
The change took effect on Monday, with passport application forms on the government's website reflecting the third gender option in addition to "F" and "M" and making the document more inclusive.
The U.S. Postal Service has big plans to replace its aging fleet of 165,000 gasoline-burning delivery vehicles. And some are pushing for the electric trucks to be built by union labor in Wisconsin.