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Kristina Douglass wanted to find out the truth about how past communities adapted to environmental change. Her revelatory work has earned her a MacArthur award.

Nabarun Dasgupta was recognized with a MacArthur "genius" award for work studying the deadly overdose crisis. He's also a front-line organizer, helping people survive.

A volunteer-run mobile library helps kids discover love for reading in communities south of the border.

ArtReach’s first ever art market! Join us to browse a vibrant collection of handmade pieces by local youth and professional artists in San Diego. This event was created and organized by Girl Scout Ambassador Ecco Crockett, as the culminating event in her Girl Scout Gold Award Project “Making a Living as an Artist,” Visit: www.artreachsandiego.org/events/ ArtReach San Diego on Facebook / Instagram / TikTok

Taxes on second homes. Combining police departments. The city taking over SDG&E. There was plenty of news this weekend at Voice of San Diego’s Politifest, the annual festival of local politics and civic debate.

Rom-coms, heist flicks, a sports/horror mashup, a pair of Broadway musicals, a biopic of The Boss, festival award winners and lots of showbiz sagas — here's what NPR critics are watching this fall.

The Department of Transportation says it will be "reclaiming management" of the transportation hub, which it has owned since the 1980s. D.C.'s mayor says that would be an "amazing initiative."

Sen. Ron Johnson, a Republican from Wisconsin, has a plan for how to avoid shutdown showdown negotiations, but it wouldn't be popular with Congress' "uniparty," he told NPR.

A new children's book uses plants to promote messages of self love and body positivity.

From capturing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or sucking water out of dry desert air, the trio's new form of molecular architecture can absorb and contain gases inside metal organic frameworks.