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Alas, the world-famous woodchuck saw his shadow. NPR got rare personal access to the world's most famous groundhog and his inner circle as he and his handlers prepared for their big day.

The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against some top food manufacturers on Tuesday, arguing that ultraprocessed food from the likes of Coca-Cola and Nestle are responsible for a health crisis.

This is the final hearing planned so far for the summer but the committee has left the door open for additional hearings to be scheduled.

This fall, Princeton University admitted its first transfer students in nearly three decades. And they're not the only elite schools looking to community colleges and military bases to recruit.

Portland’s City Auditor’s Office has issued a warning to Mayor Ted Wheeler for failing to disclose his top campaign donors, which candidates are required to do under stringent campaign finance regulations that went into effect in September.

Dr. Jane Lubchenco, a distinguished professor and former Obama administration official, has been appointed as the deputy director of climate and environment within the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Lubchenco told OPB that in her new role, she will help “bring good science to the policies that are being implemented, in addition to thinking about policies in a practical and sensible fashion.” This is the first time a presidential administration has elevated the Office of Science and Technology Policy to the cabinet level. We talk more with Lubcheno about her role and hopes for the future of climate change policy.

The best new albums out this week include a stirring call for social justice from soul and gospel legend Mavis Staples, rapper YG's remembrance of Nipsey Hussle, lo-fi rock veterans Sebadoh and more.

Scheffler was charged with assaulting a police officer with his vehicle in Louisville, Ky., during the PGA Championship. The golfer has said he misunderstood the commands coming from traffic officers.

In the animated world, just about anything goes: Toys talk, mice are chefs, and pandas do kung fu. In animation, the sky's the limit. In this encore broadcast, we learn about the hundreds of people working on big studio features who spend their days figuring out how to manufacture this silliness from the ground up. (This story originally aired on All Things Considered on Nov. 27, 2013.)

Our roundtable of culinary experts pulverize those popular cold-pressed juice cleanses, scan the digital realm for the newest ways to forage for wild edibles and commemorate the century anniversary of the United States' involvement World War I, when the homefront fought with Victory Gardens and Meatless Mondays.