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Russell Lewis of member station KPBS reports from San Diego on how the new administration and its promises of more pay are being received by the troops.

Black people and Latinos in St. Louis are more likely to live in areas with polluted air. Long-term exposure to air pollution is linked to faster coronavirus transmission, new research finds.

Engineers have landed a spacecraft on an asteroid -- the first time that's been done. he asteroid is Eros, 196 million miles away and a remnant of the early days of the solar system. The craft is called NEAR, and it was designed to take pictures and readings of the asteroid's surface. But now its primary job is done. NPR's David Kestenbaum joined the engineers as they tried to put the craft down as softly as possible on the spinning chunk of rock.

The Justice Department has reached an $88 million settlement with the victims of the racist church massacre in Charleston S.C. over the flawed background check which allowed the shooter to buy a gun.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the company is shifting its focus toward the metaverse, part of a bid for younger users who now prefer TikTok to Facebook or Instagram.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to expel 10 Western ambassadors, including the U.S., because they have criticized the detention of civil society advocate Osman Kavala.

Jurors in the Charlottesville, Va., trial stemming from the deadly 2017 'Unite the Right' rally heard opening statements Thursday. Two dozen defendants are on trial.

Big oil companies are converting refineries to make "renewable diesel" from soybean oil or beef tallow. It's driven by policies intended to help the climate, but there's a big environmental risk.

Host Bob Edwards talks with Bill O'Hare, co-author of a report claiming that the overall health of children born in the U.S. increased during the 1990's.

Peter Payette of Interlochen Public Radio reports on biotech companies' efforts to grow potentially toxic plants in controlled environments. One such place is an abandoned copper mine in Michigan, where plants are grown 200 feet underground.