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Author Bonnie Tsui reminds us that humankind once sprang from — and still seeks — water. "Even if we can't get in the water right now," she says, "the ocean will be waiting for us."

President Biden's Democratic convention speech is expected to build a bridge to Vice President Harris. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to ex-White House chief of staff and Biden confidante Ron Klain.

A common talking point in the Highway Trust Fund fight is that roads are crumbling. So it may surprise you to know that the country's roads and bridges actually have been looking better lately.

Shorter's biographer, Michelle Mercer, recalls the many "isms" and lessons she learned from her time working with the legendary composer and saxophonist on his biography, Footprints.

More than 10,000 people have been violently displaced from a waterfront community in Africa's most populous city -- Lagos, Nigeria.

Guidance released Friday allows fully vaccinated people to travel domestically without getting tested or self-quarantining, but advises them to keep practicing mitigation measures to protect others.

NPR's David Greene talks to Chuck Rocha, a senior adviser in Sen. Bernie Sander's Democratic presidential campaign, about how things look for the candidate heading into the Nevada caucuses.

The White House and GOP lawmakers say a provision in the Big Beautiful Bill that Democrats want rolled back keeps undocumented people from getting health benefits — a claim experts say is misleading.

Island officials will have discretion to spend the federal money as they see fit. But some worry the government's plans will leave local communities behind.

An investigation into FEMA claims after 2020's historic wildfires in Oregon and California reveals wide fluctuations in approval rates and denials of people who met aid criteria.