Under a new federal plan out today to manage the Colorado river, Arizona, California and Nevada face potentially steep water cuts over the next decade. The plan by the Interior Department will impact communities and farms across those states. For now, the proposal spares Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming from mandatory water cuts. Legal battles are expected.

The Justice Department is turning to a never before used court to try to deport a woman accused of pledging loyalty to the Islamic State.

On Wild Card, famous guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Country legend Shania Twain reflects on what she looks forward to about getting older.

Small bookstores are opening up around the country and finding new ways to bring people in.

A climate scientist says Earth is "passing the limits of adaptation" when it comes to withstanding the effects of climate change.

A musicologist discovered a pattern found all over modern pop music which he's dubbing the Gen Alpha melody.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with filmmaker Gregg Araki and actor Cooper Hoffman on their explicit new comedy, 'I Want Your Sex.'

Anti-government protests in India were partly triggered by students who died by suicide after they were ordered to retest for a medical exam. Why?

A U.S. company in Rwanda has been providing medical supplies via drone. But even state-of-the-art technology can't overcome a weak health care infrastructure.

'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' takes the character into darker territory, as Peter Parker struggles without his friends in the face of evolving Spidey powers and a mysterious new threat.