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Janice Burgess, the Nickelodeon television executive who oversaw shows like Blue Clues, Little Bill, and The Backyardigans, has died at 72. She's remembered for inspiring kids' sense of adventure.

Colorado has been the talk of college football, but they were beat by the Oregon Ducks 42-6. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Washington Post columnist Kevin Blackistone, who appears regularly on ESPN.

Climate researchers at Northern Illinois University found that golf ball-size hail or larger will become much more common in the United States.

Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, is set to launch as early as 6:24 p.m. Wednesday.

WLRN's daytime schedule has a variety of holiday programs for kids and adults.

Do the struggles at SFX Entertainment reflect the challenges of turning the dance-music experience into big business? Or is it something bigger?

As President Obama prepares to deliver his farewell message to the country, we look back at the legacy the past eight years might leave.

In 2024, GloRilla, Latto and Doechii all delivered landmark rap albums. Not just because they had the best bars, but because each trusted themself enough to make an artistic and commercial leap.

In December 2020, Representative Jamie Raskin lost his son. A few days later, he watched in horror as America almost lost its democracy.

The sheer volume of loss felt by the music world in 2020 is almost overwhelming. Here is NPR's tribute to dozens of the musicians — founders and innovators across genres — who died this year.

Long before the phone call that sparked a whistleblower complaint and then an impeachment inquiry, the story of Ukraine was a preoccupation for the president.

Dr. Douglas Kwazneski was helping a Pittsburgh surgeon remove an appendix when something jarring happened. The surgical stapler meant to cut and seal...

Walter Hopps was a visionary and — long before Instagram — an influencer. The Menil Collection in Houston is showing works by 70 artists Hopps spotted, acquired, encouraged or enabled as a curator.

Since the conventions, Donald Trump has stumbled badly. That has moved voters in the direction of Hillary Clinton, giving her a sizable lead in the key states.

Disinformation — about the Jan. 6 attack, COVID-19, vaccines, etc. — shaped the nation's politics in 2021 and likely will continue to do so throughout the coming year.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to law professor Kim Wehle about the Democratic-led U.S. House voting to hold the former Trump White House chief of staff in criminal contempt of Congress.

A hearing is set for Friday on the parameters of a possible protective order dictating how former President Donald Trump and his legal team can talk about evidence in the Jan. 6 criminal case.

Years of enrollment declines, a booming market of alternatives to traditional public schools, and the looming sunset of federal COVID funds are pushing Broward officials to make some hard financial decisions — including closing or combining schools. Now, the district is holding community town halls on how to move forward.

Surveillance video showing what appears to be a group of Spanish-speaking armed men entering an Aurora, Colorado, apartment complex has stoked fears about people in the U.S. illegally. But city officials and apartment residents have disputed the claims.

Palestinian health officials and witnesses say at least five people were killed and others were wounded by Israeli fire as they headed to two aid distribution points in the Gaza Strip.