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.)
After terror threats canceled Swift's Vienna shows, she's resumed touring in London
Taylor Swift's Eras Tour returned to the stage at Wembley stadium. Authorities foiled plan to attack her concert venue in Austria, where police arrested three Islamic State-inspired extremists.
Certain bats have no health issues with sugar. Can bats teach us about diabetes?
Bats are able to consume an extraordinary amount of sugar without getting sick. Scientists are trying to learn more about how bats do it, and if they have something to teach humans.
Snake hunters from across the U.S. are in Florida's Everglades to catch pythons
The annual Florida Python Challenge is on. Amateur and professional snake hunters alike are scattered across parts of the Everglades on a mission to capture as many Burmese pythons as they can.
'The Indicator from Planet Money': Olympic intellectual property
While viewers watched the Olympics, trademark attorneys with the International Olympic Committee were watching online to see who is using or misusing their lucrative Olympic branding.
Elliot Page’s new movie explores the relationship between a trans man and his family
NPR's Leila Fadel talks with actor Elliot Page as he makes his return to the big screen in "Close to You." The film tells the story of a trans man reuniting with his family.
HHS team negotiated with drug companies to save on Medicare drug prices
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra about the results of negotiations to lower Medicare prices for 10 blockbuster drugs.
Talks to negotiate a cease-fire deal in Gaza are set to resume Thursday
Can another round of U.S.-brokered cease-fire talks lead to an end to the war in Gaza? That's where tens of thousands of people have been killed and families have been repeatedly displaced.
Drummer Steve Moriarty's book remembers Mia Zapata, lead singer of The Gits
Mia Zapata led the punk group The Gits in Seattle during the grunge years. Before she could be in the national spotlight, she was raped and murdered in 1993. A new book remembers her life and work.
Biden reignites Cancer Moonshot to mobilize a national initiative to end cancer
President Biden traveled to New Orleans this week to announce a $150 million investment in technologies to improve cancer surgeries. We check in on the progress of Cancer Moonshot.
The Democratic Party has new energy but it's not trickling down to a race in Montana
One of Republicans' best chances to pick up a U.S. Senate seat is in Montana, where the change at the top of the Democratic ticket is challenging for incumbent Jon Tester.
Morning news brief
Inflation falls to its lowest level in more than three years. A new round of talks to end the war in Gaza is set to begin in Doha. There’s some violence on the streets in the Bangladeshi capital.