State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia
Host and archivist Haley Frizzle-Green takes us up Route 66 to a cinema landmark once billed as having the world's largest screen.
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Michael Zamora/NPRAfter the Census Bureau issued a report tied to a Trump-aligned think tank, the bureau's parent agency cut language banning political interference from its scientific integrity policy, NPR learned. -
Many among the dead and missing in Nepal's devastating floods were pilgrims undertaking a sacred journey to a mountain.
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Before Baby Reindeer or Fleabag made it to the screen, they were small theater productions at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. And behind both is a producer you've probably never heard of.
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New research at the American Chemical Society meeting showcased a potentially edible cookie made out of — plastic!
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Officials at Grand Canyon National Park are still assessing damage and engaged in recovery efforts from weekend flash flooding.
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Attorneys on Monday gave their closing arguments in the trial of Tupac Shakur's killing. The rap star was gunned down in a gang-related drive-by shooting in Las Vegas in 1996.
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A Minnesota man promised $10 to anyone able to find him and tie his shoe. That was the least strange thing to happen.
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Canada is Maine's top trade partner. And the current trade war between the U.S. and Canada could affect key midterm races there as well as other states that rely heavily on trade with Canada.
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The latest on the floods in Nepal, where authorities now say more than 4,000 are currently considered missing — a sharp rise from the previous figures.
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The Trump administration says it's asking countries to voluntarily cut off business with Iran to squeeze its economy further. But the most critical country — China — already says it won't cooperate.
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The Lindsay Clancy trial has shed new light in the dark corners of postnatal maternal health. We talk with a psychiatrist about women's mental health issues following childbirth.
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The highly regarded FEWS NET network stopped posting data on Afghanistan, Somalia and Yemen -- then says it will start posting again in September. What's the reason for this back-and-forth? -
The changing nature of warfare has prompted the Army to develop lighter, smaller meals for troops to carry into combat. And the new rations had to fuel performance better... and taste better.
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A sweeping Venezuela oil deal touted by Trump remains short on details —and could take years to deliver, while helping keep the country's unpopular leader in power.
