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The U.S. Olympic swimming trials are continuing in Indianapolis. More than 1,000 athletes are trying to make a 60-member squad. The stories of triumph and agony are equally compelling.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Rodrigo Barquera, a researcher at the Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany, about a study revealing a surprise about ancient Mayan sacrifices.

Republican lawmakers in Arizona will ask voters whether state supreme court appointments should last for life. That would include two of the justices who voted to uphold an abortion ban from 1864.

We asked around the newsroom to find favorite nonfiction from the first half of 2024. We've got biography and memoir, health and science, history, sports and much more.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about his call to put a warning label on social media platforms. Murthy believes social media can harm teenagers' mental health.

NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with clinical psychologist Lisa Damour about social media’s impact on teens.

Record-breaking heat is forecast in the Midwest through the Northeast this week. In dangerously high temperatures, we give you tips to keep safe.

At work: hardworking news journalists. At home: omnivorous fiction readers. We asked our colleagues what they've enjoyed most this year and here are the titles they shared.

For the most vulnerable in New Delhi, it's a struggle to survive. Ishtiyaq, 24, who sells the cooling yogurt drink lassi in a bazaar, says: “What can I say brother? The poor must endure it all.”

Des Moines’ People’s Pride put on its second-ever event at Water Works Park on June 15.