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BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty ImagesDuring a confirmation hearing, senators asked Dr. Casey Means about her current positions and her past statements on a range of public health issues. -
Kevin Mazur/Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The/Getty Images North AmericaThe shortlist also includes a 1990s pop diva, heavy metal pioneers and a legendary R&B singer and producer.
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Allegra Goodman's new novel is called This Is Not About Us, but critic Maureen Corrigan says that title is coy: Readers are bound to see aspects of themselves and their families in these pages. -
Skarsgård plays a filmmaker struggling to connect with his two grown daughters in Sentimental Value. As the father of eight, the Swedish actor says he understands the tension his character faces. -
With prediction markets booming, so have concerns about insider trading. Now, Kalshi has disclosed its first public actions against accounts suspected of trading on confidential information. -
Wadi Rum's otherworldly landscape is where Star Wars movies and The Martian were filmed. In late winter, plants emerge in this desert — but some are toxic to camels, so their herders must protect them.
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A new study finds that horse whinnies are made of both a high and a low frequency, generated by different parts of the vocal tract. The two-tone sound may help horses convey more complex information.
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President Trump hit familiar notes on immigration and culture in his speech Tuesday night, but he largely underplayed the economic problems that voters say they are most concerned about. -
China on Tuesday restricted exports to 40 Japanese entities it says are contributing to Japan's "remilitarization," in the latest escalation of tensions with Tokyo. -
The pushback comes as Democrats enter a midterm year where they hope to make gains in the House and Senate. -
The celebration of the men's team comes after FBI Director Kash Patel's trip to the Games in Milan, and the president's comments about the U.S. women's team, have drawn scrutiny. -
As President Trump delivered his State of the Union address, reporters from across NPR's newsroom, are fact checking his speech and offer context.
