The villain of this new documentary is a worm — but not just any worm. "We have known monsters, all kinds of monsters," Waleed Eltayeb declares. "Then there's the dragon, this fiery serpent, this ...

Trump's pick to lead the agency tracking unemployment and inflation has withdrawn after withering criticism from across the political spectrum. The White House says a new nominee will be named soon.

Most of the federal government is shut down after Congress failed to reach a funding agreement. We asked two House members — a Democrat and Republican — where they think talks go from here ...

U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín ordered on Monday that the city inspect all public spaces that have been constructed or altered since 1992. That’s because they don’t comply with the ...

Congress established the National Flood Insurance Program in 1968. It’s a reliable way for homeowners to get flood insurance when private insurers won’t offer it. It’s administered by FEMA, and covers ...

This spring, school districts — including West Contra Costa Unified and Marin County Office of Education — were told that they would not be receiving the federal grants they had already been awarded.

One of the most listened-to genres in the Americas, photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.

Support for Proposition 50 continues to gain momentum. Yesterday, the Marin County Supervisors became the latest body to endorse Prop 50. The measure has already been put on the ballot of a special ...

Jane Goodall, primatologist who transformed our understanding of the lives of apes, has died, according to an announcement from the Jane Goodall Institute.

Trump says Smithsonian museums promote "divisive, race-centered ideology," and focus too much on "how bad slavery was." How is the public responding?

The so-called Department of Government Efficiency effort has failed to deliver on its outsized promises to cut costs and increase efficiency, NPR's latest analysis of federal data finds. Agencies ...

Today is Wednesday, the 1st of October of 2025, October 1 is the 274th day of the year 91 days remain until the end of the year 81 days until winter begins Sunrise at 7:05:59 am and sunset will be at ...