The burst of new laws follows a landmark Supreme Court ruling and reflects public frustration with record-high homelessness.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Jessica Yung of Short Wave about carnivorous squirrels, the history of life on Earth, and new insights into the relationship between people and dogs.

The governor of Damascus -- speaking for his direct boss Ahmed al-Sharaa, the newly installed leader of Syria -- says the government wants to facilitate cordial relations between Israel and Syria.

Designer Jonathan Anderson is already a major name in fashion. This year, he turned to movies, designing the costumes for 'Challengers' and 'Queer.' ...

Investigators are trying to understand why an Azerbaijan Airlines jet heading to Russia crashed on Christmas, killing 38 people. The plane experienced an explosion before it went down in Kazakhstan.

A lesser-known amphibious landing along France's Mediterranean played a big role in liberating the country from the Nazis. Those troops were under French command, but hailed mostly from Africa.

A rescue dog on the run in New Orleans has become a celebrity of sorts as he's escaped adoptive homes twice and people are reporting sightings of the dog on social media.

Women make up a third of new hunters applying for licenses. Outdoor organizations and Midwest states are trying to reach groups that haven't historically participated in hunting.

While many newspapers are outsourcing their printing, or going online-only, a small daily in Saranac Lake, New York, is still running its own presses and has no plans to change the tradition.

To preserve the spirit of the Games, Paris' mayor has proposed making the five Olympic rings installed on the Eiffel Tower a permanent fixture. Now the Eiffel family has gotten involved.

Best-known for his role as Kendall Roy in HBO's Succession, Jeremy Strong plays lawyer and political hitman Roy Cohn in The Apprentice. Originally broadcast Oct. 10, 2024.

International aid worker Margarettha Siregar remembers exactly where she was on December 26, 2004, when she heard about a 9.3-magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Indonesia in the Indian ...