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Driving while high is hard to detect. States are racing to find a good tool

Police are experimenting with various methods to determine whether drivers are under the influence of marijuana, but unlike alcohol, a number of factors make that difficult to know with certainty.

Trump's hiring freeze has halted local head counts and could threaten the U.S. census

Some towns paid the U.S. Census Bureau to produce new local population counts to try to get more funding. But Trump's hiring freeze derailed their special census plans — and could hurt the 2030 count.

Dr. Francis Collins, who led the National Institutes of Health for more than a decade and continued his career at the agency after he stepped aside as director in 2021, has resigned.

Legendary former NIH director retires from embattled agency

Dr. Francis Collins is leaving the National Institutes of Health, where he served as director from 2009 to 2021. The agency is facing cutbacks and restrictions under the Trump administration.

Anatomy of a microgenre: Hyperpop's next evolution

Raised on EDM and SoundCloud rap, shaped by online gaming and Discord chats, a young generation is tearing the blown-out experimental pop of the 2010s into new shapes.

How the Education Department helps students with disabilities get an education

Special education laws and the U.S. Department of Education have evolved together over nearly five decades. Now, the Trump administration seems to want to separate the two.

Langley Bowers shovels the snow off his stoop on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2024, as a major snow storm blanketed the city.

A major winter storm will bring snow to the South. Here are tips from winter experts

Southern states don't often deal with winter conditions, but New England does. New Hampshire especially has tips for how to prepare for a winter storm.

The Caesar salad was born 100 years ago, on July 4, 1924, in Tijuana, Mexico. Above, the grilled romaine Caesar salad at<strong> </strong>Boucherie, a restaurant in uptown New Orleans.

Hail Caesar salad! Born 100 years ago in Tijuana

The Caesar salad was invented at a hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, on July 4, 1924, to feed hungry American tourists. We've been enjoying it in various incarnations ever since.

A Nissan LEAF recharges at a station in Pasadena, Calif. Memos obtained by NPR show a key federal agency has paused orders of zero-emission vehicles and some federally-owned EV chargers will be shut off.

Trump administration slams brakes on government's adoption of electric vehicles

Memos obtained by NPR show a key federal agency has paused orders of zero-emission vehicles and some federally owned EV chargers will be turned off.

On Feb. 13, a customer walks out of a JOANN Fabric and Crafts store slated to close in Miami, Fla. The company announced it will close all of its roughly 800 stores across 49 U.S. states.

Fabric giant Joann is closing down. What happens to those who relied on the retailer?

Joann, the major national retailer of fabric and craft supplies, is going out of business and closing all of its roughly 800 stores. What does that mean for professionals who relied on the chain?

President Biden shakes hands with President-elect Donald Trump during a meeting in the Oval Office on Nov. 13, 2024.

Trump returns to Washington for the 1st time since he won the election

President Biden and President-elect Trump met for almost two hours and discussed a funding bill that Congress needs to pass by Dec. 21, as well as ongoing support for Ukraine, the White House said.

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