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Opinion: Some heroes drive city buses

NPR's Scott Simon recounts the heroic actions of a Chicago bus driver and his passengers, who saw buildings on fire at 2 a.m. and raced to warn residents.

During the morning commute around two dozen proponents of a ceasefire in Gaza hung banners from a bridge overlooking the 5 North freeway at Nobel Drive in San Diego. The protesters waved Palestinian flags at drivers going North on the 5 Freeway, January 10, 2024.

Palestinian youth group vies for drivers’ attention on I-5

The protesters were calling for a ceasefire and the end of the siege on Gaza.

Tesla profits have plummeted. Elon Musk remains all-in on robotaxis

Tesla's sales are down. It's slashing car prices and laying off staff. Yet CEO Elon Musk remains bullish on a future that's self-driving and battery-powered.

Spectators watch as fireworks erupt over the Washington Monument on July 4, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

The explosive history of fireworks, from ancient China to Revolutionary America

Pyrotechnic amusements from sparklers to Roman candles have long been a staple of celebrations in the U.S. and beyond, helping to mark national holidays, sporting events and more.

A clock showing February 29, also known as leap day. They only happen about once every four years.

Why do we leap day? We remind you (so you can forget for another 4 years)

Why do we have leap years, and what are we supposed to do — or not do — with our rare extra day? NPR's Morning Edition spoke with experts in astronomy, history and economics to find out.

Adriana Dos Santos, the student trustee representing the San Diego College of Continuing Education, uses a mobile app and a $100 voucher to cover costs of taxi rides to and from campus, San Diego, Calif., March 14, 2024

Free rides help San Diego Community College students reach their education destinations

The San Diego College of Continuing Education has partnered with the United Taxi Workers of San Diego in a free ride pilot program for students.

Medicaid plans aren't required to cover Wegovy for weight loss and obesity, but some do and others are considering adding it for those uses.

Decades-old law limits access to Wegovy for Medicaid beneficiaries

New medications like Wegovy are changing the way people lose weight and manage obesity, but many Medicaid beneficiaries can't get them.

Sunland Park Fire Department firefighters and police officers roll a migrant woman, who was suffering from heat-related illness, on a gurney to be loaded into an ambulance in a residential area in Sunland Park, N.M., on Friday, June 28, 2024.

Border town firefighters scramble to save migrants from extreme summer heat

Over two hot days, the Sunland Park Fire Department responded to 10 calls to help migrants overcome by heat illness. Firefighters say heat emergencies are increasingly common along the border.

On his long bike ride from St. Augustine, Fla., to New Orleans, John Burnett was often joined by his wife Margaret Justus, who pedaled part of the route and drove a support vehicle the rest of the way.

Cyclist discovers voices of hope and anxiety on a 700-mile ride across the Gulf South

Reporter John Burnett biked for two weeks through the Gulf South, asking people he met along the way about their major concerns in this election year.

The U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision in a major gun-rights case.

Supreme Court upholds federal ban on guns for domestic abusers

The decision was the first major gun ruling since 2022, when the high court broke sharply with the way gun laws had previously been handled by the courts.

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