Michele Skalicky
The district held a groundbreaking Thursday at the site of the new school, just east of the current building.
-
Michelle Gustafson for NPRHuge crowds of train fans turn out as the 1940s era Big Boy steam locomotive is making a rare trip cross country. -
BENJAMIN CREMEL/AFP via Getty ImagesPopulist British MP Nigel Farage resigned from Parliament over questions about his finances, and is running for re-election in his constituency. His biggest rival? Count Binface.
-
Subhamoy Bhattacharjee for NPRIn some towns in India, a visitor to the post office who's squinting at fine print might be asked: Do you want an eye test? -
President Trump refused to sign a housing bill, now law, in protest over Congress not passing new restrictions on voting.
-
The nation's oldest continuously operated weather observatory in Milton, Massachusetts, keeps track of a surprising climate indicator: the date the first blueberry ripens.
-
NPR's Scott Simon asks Republican strategist Liam Donovan about his party's approach to November's Senate races.
-
NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant discuss the World Cup quarterfinals.
-
The sport of beep baseball uses sound to guide visually impaired players to hit the ball and run the bases.
-
Among the many treasures of the New York Public Library are tens of thousands of restaurant menus.
-
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Swarthmore College political science professor Dominic Tierney about the U.S.-Iran war and other conflicts that have left the U.S. in drawn-out entanglements.
-
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with sportscaster Andrés Cantor about announcing the 2026 World Cup.
-
Jermaine Butler, who performs as "Jermaine from the South," entered his Creole-inspired song "Dan Vi-Cila" to NPR's Tiny Desk Contest.
-
"Steal This Story, Please!", a documentary about journalist Amy Goodman, is appearing at film festivals and community gatherings.
-
Scott Simon and Azar Nafisi reflect on the enduring power of literature.
