NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of Short Wave about the fluid dynamics of crowds, an early fossil of a modern bird and new data on how people's moods change through the day.

The Trump administration had given more than 2 million federal employees until today to decide whether to stay or go. A ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with former All-Pro Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe about Sunday's Super Bowl LIX matchup of the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.

Picture book author Mac Barnett (who often works with illustrator Jon Klassen) has been named the Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. We talk with Barnett about what it ...

President Trump's executive order to ban gender affirming care for young people had immediate effects. Clinics canceled appointments and patients are in limbo. Now, there's a lawsuit.

Officials involved in Jan. 6 prosecutions say the Trump administration isn't protecting them from threats. "We don't think ...

The definitions and utility of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs are under scrutiny in the early days of the Trump Administration. We look at the broader impact of dismantling federal DEI.

Venezuelan migrants sent to Guantanamo Bay are being held in a military prison that has housed al-Qaeda members.

Gaza's police were hit hard by Israel in the war against Hamas, but the force is back providing law and order after months of looting and chaos.

A federal judge in Massachusetts paused the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer until Monday, when he will hear the merits of the case.

There's nothing quite like a football tailgate, where fans turn parking lots into open-air living rooms and serve food to strangers who share the same passion for the hometown team.

After publishing her first novel when she was 21, Brittany Newell started working as a dominatrix. The job gave her time to write — and plenty of material to draw from. Her new novel is Soft Core.