The latest on the shooting outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C.
Authorities are piecing together the circumstances about Wednesday's fatal shootings outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C. The suspect shouted "free free Palestine" as he was taken into custody.
TikTok will ask the Supreme Court to strike down a law that could ban the app in days
TikTok will be asking the Supreme Court to strike down a law that could ban the app in a matter of days. The Justice Department says the law should be upheld, since it considers China a national security threat. TikTok's parent company is based in Beijing. The wild card is President-elect Donald Trump, who has asked the high court to not rule to allow him to cut a deal that would save the service.
A record 24 million sign up for ACA plans, Biden administration says
About 24 million people have signed up for Affordable Care Act plans with about a week to go in open enrollment. But that could all change when President-elect Trump takes office.
One Ukrainian unit defends Kherson with Soviet-era weapons and the cover of darkness
NPR's Brian Mann spends time with a Ukrainian mobile artillery unit as they prep their Soviet-era mobile cannon for a nighttime attack. Their goal? Stop Russia from crossing the Dnipro River and taking Kherson.
The prison population is going up as prisons struggle with staffing and overpopulation
The prison population has been creeping back upward. New laws in some states instituting harsher punishments threaten to further fill prisons, many of which are already understaffed and overcrowded.
A new study explores the role of climate change in worsening fires.
Climate change is driving worse weather "whiplash" in places like California, creating conditions for more intense wildfires like the devastating blazes in LA.
Winter Storm Cora has been dumping snow in the South
Southern States not used to a lot of snow are dealing with winter storm Cora which is causing cancellations, power outages and traffic snarls.
Winds have gone down: The latest on the fires in L.A.
Winds have diminished somewhat in the Los Angeles area, but big fires are ongoing -- even as tens of thousands are starting their recovery journeys.
A Wisconsin-based surfer's quest to create a more eco-friendly board
The Great Lakes don't readily evoke images of surfing and surfboard-making, but a surfer in Wisconsin is on an eco-friendly mission to change that.
This week in science: hula hoop science, vaccine longevity and 2025 space missions
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Jessica Yung and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about the physics of hula hooping, why some vaccines last longer than others, and a few moon launches to watch for in 2025.