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This week we met with Kinetic racer and lead guide of the Haunted Lab, Lucas Thornton, to learn more about the lab’s yearly transformation into a one of a kind, spooky experience. -
This week we met with filmmakers Malcolm and Ray DeSoto, to discuss their short horror film,“Behold and Hear.” -
Part II of a conversation about the worklife of a pastor. -
TONY RINALDONeurosurgeon Ann-Christine Duhaime, author of Minding the Climate, explores how our tendency to prioritize short-term consumer pleasures spurs climate change, but also how the brain’s amazing capacity for flexibility can—and likely will—enable us to prioritize the long-term survival of humanity. -
Today we’ll be hearing a great quality live recording of a local favorite, the California Poppies, captured live at the Minor Theatre in Arcata as a part of the “Holy Rainbow Live” show on Aug. 19, 2023. -
Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool/Getty ImagesJapan ranks low in gender equality among developed nations. The first woman to lead the country is an ultraconservative who cites Margaret Thatcher as a role model. She also loves heavy metal. -
J. Scott Applewhite/APThe Democratic House Minority Leader tells NPR Americans will pressure Congress to extend Obamacare subsidies as they realize their health care costs are going up. -
Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesNew York State Police say the man was arrested after they received word from the FBI that that he made "threats to kill a member of Congress." -
Getty ImagesThe order is to be implemented at school libraries on military bases in Kentucky, Virginia, Italy and Japan. Students and their families claimed their First Amendment rights had been violated when officials removed the books to comply with President Trump's executive orders. -
A new book diagnoses a sickness affecting some of America's biggest companies. -
Patrick Sison/APA decade ago, research said giving young children peanut products can prevent allergies. A new study says that, 10 years later, tens of thousands of U.S. children have avoided allergies as a result. -
Leif Parsons for NPROne kind of tiny ant can serve as a monumental example for how to keep members of a community safe from pathogens. A new study shows how they do it.
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Gas utility bills are rising even though natural gas prices are down. That's because a much larger share of your gas bill now goes to infrastructure instead of fuel. -
NPR is highlighting Indigenous stories from across its network in celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day. -
Jimmy Kimmel's return to airwaves might just point the way forward for late night TV to prove its relevance to American audiences — and to itself. -
President Trump is trying to reverse the Clinton era rule that puts 59 million acres of National Forest lands off limits to timber harvest and other development. America's timber industry may not see the boom many conservatives expect.
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Midway through her first semester of college, Silvana Clark realized she didn't have enough money to finish the year. Then, her drama professor stepped in.
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Reed Hoffmann/APTravis Kelce is teaming up with activist investors in hopes of transforming the embattled theme park operator Six Flags. No word yet on a Taylor Swift-themed rollercoaster. -
Hanna Barczyk for NPREbola is one of the nasty viruses that can hide in the body even after a patient recovers and tests negative. It can reemerge and trigger a new outbreak years later. How do they survive? And how can they be kayoed? -
Rodrigo Abd/APArgentina's libertarian president, Javier Milei, faces midterms amid economic chaos and a $20 billion lifeline offer from President Trump. -
Michel Signoli / UMR 6578 Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, EFSIn 1812, hundreds of thousands of men in Napoleon's army perished during their retreat from Russia. Researchers now believe a couple of unexpected pathogens may have helped hasten the soldiers' demise. -
Tovia Smith/NPRNeighbors say the restaurant is glorifying people like mob boss Whitey Bulger and Stephen "The Rifleman" Flemmi. The bar's owners say they're only recognizing the history of their place. -
FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images/AFPThe federal government recalled some furloughed workers specifically to produce the inflation report, which plays a key role for Social Security beneficiaries.
