There's an upside to cold, snowless New England days — great skating
Maine Public reporter Ari Snider heads out on a couple of Maine's lakes to explore the burgeoning sport of "wild ice skating." (Story aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 16, 2025.)
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.
Why a university's student government has frozen student activity funds
The University of Michigan's student government is withholding funding from student organizations -- demanding the school divest from companies that have business ties to Israel or weapons makers.
As D&D turns 50, we remember the early days
Dungeons and Dragons turns 50 this year. The table top, role playing game has spawned TV shows, YouTube series and podcasts.
Chipmaker Nvidia will report quarterly earnings and the data will be closely watched
The chip company Nvidia is the darling of the AI boom. Can its closely-watched earnings live up to the hype?
'Summer of Love' series: A case for marriage
In some circles marriages gets a bad rap. In his book "Get Married," professor Brad Wilcox talks to NPR's Michel Martin -- making the case that marriage is the key to a meaningful and happy life.
Paris will host the Paralympic Games over the next week and a half
The Paralympics that start Wednesday in Paris feature more than 4,000 athletes from 160 countries, in competitions such as blind soccer, para swimming, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball.
This fair season health experts worry about the spread of bird flu among dairy cows
The Indiana State Fair is exhibiting prize dairy cows amid the threat of bird flu, which has been detected in cattle from 13 states.
Special counsel files indictment against Trump after Supreme Court's immunity ruling
Prosecutors investigating the Jan. 6 attack filed a superseding indictment in the federal criminal case against Donald Trump after the Supreme Court granted the former president substantial immunity.