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The American Library Association's president, Cindy Hohl, is at the forefront of the fight against book censorship — a fight the ALA and other First Amendment groups have been losing.

Fifty years ago today, scientists met to set safety limits on the new field of genetic engineering. This week researchers meet again to discuss big questions as biotechnology grows more powerful.

The last Saturday in August is Play Music on the Porch Day. People register their porch parties online, and create some free neighborhood music and joy.

Indonesian authorities said they have identified a 17-year-old boy as the suspected perpetrator of an attack that shook a mosque at a high school during Friday prayers in Jakarta.

A new study finds that butterflies probably originated in North or Central America around 100 million years ago. (Story originally aired on All Things Considered on May 15, 2023.)

Shalanda Young was a top House aide for years, navigating government funding fights between Congress and the White House. Now, she's one of President Biden's negotiators on the debt limit drama.

On the same day that a Wall Street Journal reporter was convicted of espionage, Russian American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was sentenced to six and a half years in prison in a similar case.

President Trump brought grievances to the Thanksgiving pardoning ceremony on Tuesday. He joked about sending the turkeys to a prison in El Salvador, and claimed that last year's turkey pardons were invalid.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ashley Allison, the new owner of the online media outlet "The Root," which focuses on covering Black news and opinion.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that the Trump administration can resume its dismantling of the Department of Education.