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Profound effects of gun violence extends to entire communities. President Biden meets Sweden's leader to talk about NATO. A judge rules in a GOP lawsuit to limit government contact with tech firms.

The pandemic, technology and the economy have combined to create the perfect storm for "tip-flation" — but we might be at a tipping point.

"This Land Is Your Land" isn't just a campfire song for school kids. It's a celebration of the American landscape — but it's a celebration with an edge.

The 4th of July traditional hotdog eating contest got us thinking about why food and the holiday are so intertwined. Some experts have gone deep on the subject of competitive eating.

As Kabul fell to the Taliban in 2021, a teenager was separated from his family at the airport and wound up on a plane without them. He's been in the U.S. ever since — alone.

There's a growing movement that calls for granting legal rights to natural entities like forests and rivers. Indigenous groups say it should definitely hold true for the Mississippi river and others.

There have been nearly a dozen mass shootings this month and a total 346 mass shootings so far this year — each one leaving a heavy toll for communities around them.

Democracy is messy. A new free play for visitors to the Federal Hall National Monument in New York shows just how messy the early days of the federal government were.

A new PBS miniseries explores the many effects the human species is having on the planet. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with its host, biologist and Princeton University professor Shane Campbell-Staton.

Defending champion Miki Sudo forced down 39 1/2 hot dogs and buns to claim a ninth women's title in Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest.