'Ropeless' Lobster Fishing Could Save The Whales. Could It Kill The Industry?
One of the main threats to the endangered North Atlantic right whale is lobster-fishing rope, but there is hope in new ropeless technology.
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Natural Gas Companies Have Their Own Plans To Go Low-Carbon
The companies face an existential threat as more governments and businesses move to tackle climate change. So a growing number have their own plans to decarbonize, by creating renewable gas.
3 Dead, 2 Wounded In Shooting At Gun Store In New Orleans Suburb
The suspected shooter who opened fire at the store and shooting range in Metairie, La., is among the dead, according to police. Two others who were hospitalized for injuries are in stable condition.
Ocasio-Cortez Fundraising Drive For Texas Relief Raises $4 Million
What began as a call for donations to help Texas residents hurt by the storm grew into millions of dollars that will go to several local charities. Ocasio-Cortez visited a Houston food bank Saturday.
Debris Falls From The Sky Near Denver After Flight Suffers Engine Failure
A Hawaii-bound United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing at Denver's airport after experiencing an engine failure shortly after takeoff. There are no reports of injuries.
Water Problems Plague Millions Of Texans Following Storm Crisis
Millions of Texas residents have no water, or if they do, are required to boil it before using it. It comes after days of power outages and freezing weather across the state.
Houstonite Astronaut Mae Jemison: Texas Crisis 'Did Not Have To Be This Bad'
NPR's Michel Martin discusses how people are coping with the lingering effects of the winter storm in Texas with a famous resident: astronaut and physician Mae Jemison.
'The Grid' Author On How Texas Crisis Highlights A Fragile U.S. Infrastructure
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with professor Gretchen Bakke about the fragility of the U.S. power grid that were made evident amid a winter storm in Texas earlier this week.
U.S. Deports Nazi Concentration Camp Guard To Germany
A 95-year-old man who's been living in Tennessee was deported to Germany to face authorities over his work as a camp guard. Friedrich Karl Berger has lived in the United States since 1959.
American Indicators: The Faces And Stories Behind The Economic Statistics
Some sectors are thriving, while others continue to struggle, putting different people in vastly different situations. NPR is following four people who will help illustrate the arc of the recovery.