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Much of the public health agency's $9 billion budget had been in limbo, but funds are finally flowing, according to CDC staffers, including for a key overdose prevention program.

The idea that each year produces a few unofficial "songs of the summer" has been rattling around for ages. But do we have a strong contender this year?

The weapons include U.S. missiles for Patriot air defense systems already in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said he had a "productive" call with President Trump.

The statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and Freemason leader, was vandalized and taken down on Juneteenth in 2020. It is the only statue of a Confederate general in Washington, D.C.

In "Friends with Words," author Martha Barnette explores the origins of words like "boycott" and "mellifluous" as well as her own love of language.

The Food and Drug Administration will soon require drug manufacturers to put new safety warnings on prescription opioids.

In 1829, the U.S. government promised the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation about 1,280 acres of Illinois reservation. It instead illegally sold it all to white settlers.

This isn’t the first time that the Smithsonian has faced political pressure to change or cancel exhibits.

The Social Security Administration has conceded an issue with phone service, after denying it to NPR, and has announced a fix.

Silverman's father and stepmother are buried under one tombstone that reads: "Janice and Donald, who loved to laugh." Originally broadcast May 29, 2025.