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The shootings stretching from coast to coast follow a surge in homicides and other violence over the past several years that experts say accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic.

Hold on to your hamburgers as we tell you where to make the most out of your Fourth of July holiday faster than your ice cream can melt.

Hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves and disease outbreaks are all a preview of our hotter future. Dramatically cutting greenhouse gas emissions would help.

Author Ken Wells layers his new novel with love, corruption and Cajun cuisine. Jacki Lyden talks with Wells about Crawfish Mountain, a story about big oil and the Louisiana wetlands.

Silicon Valley has become a powerful economic engine, driven by tech-savvy entrepreneurs. But in simpler times, the area was known as the Valley of the Hearts Delight. And it took years to assemble the mix of talent, money and gumption to create America's startup hub.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Keir Giles, Russia expert at Chatham House, about recent GPS jamming incidents along the Baltic Coast.

Sea lions are part of the landscape and soundscape on the California coast. And when one of them is found sick or injured, it often ends up at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito.

Sea lions are part of the landscape and soundscape on the California coast. And when one of them is found sick or injured, it often ends up at the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito.

While early research suggests the condition is rare, experts are still racing to answer even the most basic questions about the illness — such as why some children are more susceptible than others.

Scientists used "lost" wallets to test whether people are more likely to be dishonest when they might profit. The results were puzzling — so they put more money in the wallets.