Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s new budget proposal includes a big increase in the state surcharge on dumping waste in landfills.

Congress holds the power of the purse. But President Trump and Elon Musk are swiftly using executive actions to dismantle federal programs funded and approved by Congress.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of Short Wave about the fluid dynamics of crowds, an early fossil of a modern bird and new data on how people's moods change through the day.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with former All-Pro Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe about Sunday's Super Bowl LIX matchup of the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles.

Picture book author Mac Barnett (who often works with illustrator Jon Klassen) has been named the Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. We talk with Barnett about what it ...

The people Massena, N.Y., and Cornwall, Ontario, are on the front line of the tariff dispute between their two nations.

An email seen by NPR says the move is to comply with a presidential order to "restore biological truth" to the government.

The former rescue feline joined the British diplomatic service in 2016 and gained a large following online for fulfilling his ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved less than 300 essential personnel as USAID staff in the U.S. and overseas rush to ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved less than 300 essential personnel as USAID staff in the U.S. and overseas rush to ...

A judge ordered the naming rights of the extremist group the Proud Boys be given to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C.

MSP, the Houghton County Sheriff’s Office, and other law enforcement agencies have responded to crashes and multiple vehicles in the ditch on US-41 between Calumet and Hancock. Police say drivers ...