Every new year, public media reporters across the country bring us some of the new state laws taking effect where they are.

Dozens of people are presumed dead and about 100 injured, most of them seriously, following a fire at a Swiss Alps bar during ...

The legendary 95-year-old investor spent decades building his company into one of the world's largest and most powerful. Now ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office in New York City after midnight Thursday. The city's first Muslim mayor, a ...

A look at some of the works going into the public domain in 2026, like the characters Betty Boop and Miss Marple, the first film adaptation of "All Quiet on the Western Front" and many classic songs ...

The U.S. military says it struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days. The attacks killed eight people, while ...

Shirley is a 23-year-old self-described "independent YouTube journalist" who made prank videos in high school before pivoting ...

The final episode of fifth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things is out this week, and the concept of a wormhole ...

As natural disasters increase and federal services deteriorate, private companies are stepping in to fill the void. Here & Now ‘s Robin Young speaks with Grist’s Rebecca Egan McCarthy.

Ever since President Trump added his name to the Kennedy Center, artists have been canceling performances, which put a damper on Christmas Eve celebrations last week. Now, Wednesday’s New Year’s Eve ...

Angry over a new advertisement for the famous Brazilian sandal brand Havaianas, the right is trying to get consumers to boycott the iconic flip flops. NPR’s Carrie Kahn reports from Rio de Janeiro.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...