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A view of the Hong Kong skyline is pictured before the lights were turned off to mark the Earth Hour environmental campaign on March 25, 2023.

Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong operation over safety concerns for its staff

U.S. government-funded Radio Free Asia is closing its Hong Kong operation after the city enacted a tough new national security law known locally as Article 23.

Raul Flores holds up a piece of lithium chloride at Imperial Valley Community College while explaining to his classmates how it is extracted and refined on Oct. 5, 2023.

‘White gold’ could revolutionize Imperial Valley. Will locals be included?

Vast lithium stores deep under the Salton Sea in Southern California are worth $500 billion.

After 2 nominations, Angela Bassett wins an honorary Oscar

Bassett was nominated in 1993 for her portrayal as singer Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do With It, and in 2022 for Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

NPR poll: Democrats fear fascism, and Republicans worry about a lack of values

A new 2024 election poll from NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist shows fundamental divides over concerns for America's future and what to teach the next generation.

How much does Aemond (Ewan Mitchell) want the Iron Throne? ARRRRRdently!

‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 5, Orchestrated maneuvers in the dark (and rainy)

In episode 5, Daemon's dreams go from spooky to scandalous. Plus: Your choice of kings — original recipe or extra-crispy.

So-called atomic veterans who worked on nuclear weapons tests, like this one from July 25, 1946 file photo above Bikini atoll in the Marshall Islands, are fighting to renew funds that compensate them for health effects from their work.

Atomic vets are on the verge of losing federal benefits. Congress hasn't helped

Veterans who helped test nuclear weapons are fighting to renew a 34-year-old law meant to help compensate for the long-term health effects of their work.

Jamie Childers, 32, stands in front of the military dog tag wall at the Epstein Family Veterans Center at Cal State San Marcos, San Marcos, Calif., May 11, 2023.

Cal State San Marcos graduate serves fellow veterans while fighting her own generational trauma

Jamie Childers is graduating from Cal State San Marcos with Bachelor's degrees in criminology and history. She supports fellow vets and her nephew and niece heal from trauma.

Daniel is part of a tight-knit ranching community in western Wyoming

Display of a captured wolf in a Wyoming bar brings outrage

All of Wyoming is facing criticism after a man there displayed a wolf he captured in a bar.

Power transmission lines rune through Pine Valley, June 21, 2021.

California aims to restructure utility pricing. Will a new proposal help make electricity more affordable?

California energy regulators will decide on a proposal Thursday that would restructure how utility companies bill for electricity.

The rocky trail winds through steep rugged canyons. Even in autumn and winter, temperatures can soar. But there are also wildflowers and birds and winding forests in the deep valley.

Autumn trek to a forest oasis deep in Arizona's Sonoran Desert

After a summer of heat above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the mountains east of Phoenix Arizona are finally cooling off. An NPR reporter hikes into the Superstition Wilderness.

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