Former DOJ official discusses Trump administration's responses to court orders
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Elliot Williams, legal analyst and former Justice Department deputy assistant attorney general, about the Trump administration's response to court orders.
Employment lawyer discusses what Trump offer to federal employees to resign would do
NPR asks Michelle Bercovici, an employment lawyer who mostly represents federal employees, about what the Trump administration's offer to almost all federal workers to resign by Feb. 6 means for them.
How do insurance companies determine the value of homes destroyed by wildfires?
Before people who lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires can rebuild, they need money. But how does an insurance company figure what a house is worth when there's nothing left standing?
Maggots associate the texture of a food with how tasty it is, research shows
Some creatures — like maggots — love to feed on decaying fruit. New research shows that they associate the texture of food with how tasty it is, too. So how did researchers figure that out?
Boston ice skating club reeling after several members killed in D.C.-area plane crash
A storied Massachusetts skating club lost several members and coaches to the plane crash near Washington, D.C. The club was also affected by the 1961 crash that killed the U.S. Olympic skating team.
Trump enacts Project 2025 policies, which he distanced himself from while campaigning
Two weeks into office, President Trump is enacting policies outlined in the conservative policy agenda Project 2025, from which he had distanced himself on the campaign trail.
Where will the Sundance Film Festival be held in 2027?
At Sundance, movie lovers and buyers are buzzing about where the festival might end up starting in 2027. It could stay in Utah, centered in Salt Lake City - but Cincinnati and Boulder are also under consideration.
President Trump threatens to impose steep tariffs on Canada and Mexico
President Trump is threatening to impose tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico as early as this weekend. Some businesses are trying to prepare, while many economists hope it's just a threat.
LA firefighter tells woman he saved 30 years ago that she helped him in tough times
Nearly 30 years after carrying her out of a burning building, Los Angeles County firefighter Derek Bart tells the woman he saved, Myeshia Oates, "You've carried me through tough times."
Who can be considered a 'new' artist for the 'Best New Artist' award at the Grammys?
This year's Grammy Awards feature some not-so-new faces in the "Best New Artist" category. A Martinez speaks with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson about why that is and who's considered a "new" artist.
Hear the latest on the deadly collision between a plane and helicopter near D.C.
The head of the National Transportation Safety Board is promising a thorough investigation into the deadly midair collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C.
Sen. Mark Kelly discusses Tulsi Gabbard's confirmation hearing to lead DNI
NPR speaks with Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, about the confirmation hearing for Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick to lead national intelligence.