Development is taking a toll on Florida's precious springs
The state has been slow to adopt rules to protect Florida's endangered springs. While a boom in residential construction has increased the amount of groundwater being taken from the aquifers.
What's being done to help protect workers from trench collapses
More than 250 workers have died in what experts say are preventable trench collapses over the last decade -- with at least 20 fatalities in Texas. Critics say laws aren't enforced sufficiently.
The physics behind the most annoying thing that could ever happen to you: A paper cut
Scientists have figured out what type of paper is the most prone to cut skin. Kaare Jensen, associate professor of physics at the Technical University of Denmark, explains.
Morning news brief
Trump campaign staff had run-in with official at Arlington National Cemetery. Jack Smith files superseding indictment against Donald Trump in Jan. 6 case. Paralympic Games begin Wednesday in Paris.
Ukraine has successfully tested ballistic missiles that were made in Ukraine
Ukraine has been dependent on Western countries for long-range ballistic missiles in its fight against Russia's invasion. Will producing these missiles in Ukraine make a difference in the war?
Israel has begun a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank
It's Israel's largest military operation in the occupied West Bank since the start of the war in Gaza. Israeli military officials say they are thwarting terrorist groups.
Trump campaign staffers have run-in with Arlington National Cemetery official
The two staffers had a verbal and physical altercation with an official at the cemetery after they were asked not to film or photograph where recent U.S. casualties are buried, sources tell NPR.
Writer Yuval Levin thinks about frustrations with government in a divided nation
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with conservative writer Yuval Levin about the value of the U.S. Constitution in a divisive era.
H.R. McMaster faults Biden and Trump for messy withdrawal from Afghanistan
Former national security adviser H.R. McMaster looks back on the Trump administration's Afghanistan strategy.