Search results for

As the back end of the storm approaches the Gulf Coast, reporter Pat Dowell, a resident of Baytown, Texas talks with host Scott Simon about the situation near Galveston. She lives close to the Exxon oil refinery, one of the largest in the U.S.

It's the time of year when northern elephant seals, some as big as a car and weighing 5,000 pounds, gather in colonies along the California coast. They fight each other in noisy battles for the right to mate.

Strayed's half-sister checked Wild out of the public library because she thought it looked like an interesting travel book. She realized that she and the author shared the same father.

The president shared his vision for the "renewal of the American spirit" on Tuesday night. Journalists across NPR annotated his remarks.

For the first time in nearly a decade, the economy suffered a net loss of jobs as the coronavirus began to take hold in the country. The unemployment rate shot up to 4.4%.

The Alabama Republican was confirmed by his Senate peers on Wednesday night to lead the Department of Justice in a vote largely along party lines.

The juvenile whale was ensnarled in more than a 100 feet of small gauge line, making it difficult for the sea creature to swim. But a team of experts cut its flipper and mouth free on Wednesday.

Ahead of a live-streamed concert in honor of late producer Nujabes, rapper Shing02 discusses his influence on lo-fi hip-hop.

In honor of Miles Davis' 50th-anniversary Kind of Blue reissue, music writer Ashley Kahn looks at a few of the stories behind the scenes of the legendary recording sessions.

Health Officials Confirm Coronavirus Has Reached West Coast