State Legislators get an update on measures meant to ease overcrowding in the state's prison system. Arkansas' rural roads receive unfavorable rankings in terms of fatalities and maintenance, and Bentonville officials celebrate the topping out of the city's new community center.
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What humanity could learn from natural ecosystems, according to a botanistIn her new book The Serviceberry, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer argues that humans would be wise to learn from the circular economies of reciprocity and abundance that play out in natural ecosystems.
NFL kickers are better than ever from long distance. It's changing football
Field goals of 50 yards or more used to be rare in the NFL. But this season, kickers are hitting them at a historic clip — and that's changing the game.
Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal has played his last game
Tuesday night, tennis legend Rafael Nadal played his last professional game. As Spain was knocked out of the Davis Cup, his career came to an end.
Identity politics lie at the heart of Harris' loss, academic Eddie Glaude Jr. argues
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Eddie Glaude Jr., the chair of the department of African-American studies at Princeton University, about Trump's victory and the U.S.'s apparent shift to the right.
Clam farmers continue to struggle after Hurricane Helene
Florida has lost much of its clam industry from hurricanes over the past year. Clam farmers say it will be a while until they can recover their losses.
House Republican Rep. Nancy Mace introduces transgender bathroom bill
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a bill to ban transgender women from using facilities on federal property — like bathrooms and locker rooms — that don't correspond with the sex assigned at birth.
Richer countries are starting to pay poorer ones for climate change damages
With climate-related disasters getting more extreme, richer countries are piloting ways to compensate developing nations, since they bear the least responsibility for causing climate change.
Israeli destruction makes large parts of south Lebanon 'uninhabitable'
Israel's war against Hezbollah has driven hundreds of thousand of civilians from their homes in southern Lebanon. Satellite data and eye witness testimony indicate the scale of the destruction.
'Sanctuary city' ordinance would protect undocumented immigrants living in L.A.
Los Angeles on Tuesday approved a so-called "sanctuary city" ordinance aimed at protecting undocumented immigrants from potential deportation.
National Book Awards: Two poetry collections aim to give a voice to Palestinians
Two collections that deal with the war in Gaza are competing at the National Book Awards. The poets discuss poetry's power in times of great suffering and what the awards mean for Palestinian voices.
