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Nepal is a tiny country, tucked between the two most populous countries of the world, China and India. It's a country in a sort of time warp, with music that was popular in the 1970s. This audio postcard comes from Nepal's capital, Katmandu.

The Indiana Department of Education released a new statewide attendance dashboard to the public Friday. IDOE said it hopes making the information widely available will raise awareness about the importance of school attendance and help decrease chronic absenteeism.

A center started by Wallis Annenberg in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles is creating a sense of community for older people who aim to keep learning and growing as they age.

The question American women often asked Earhart was what she ate during her long flights. She said she used three rules for her in-flight menu. Once on the ground, she relied on people's generosity.

President Biden wants to spend $200 billion renovating old homes or building affordable new ones. It's a move that would fight climate change in a way that makes people's lives better.

Almost a year after the American Rescue Plan Act allocated up to $25 billion to home and community-based services run by Medicaid, many states have yet to access the funds due to delays and red tape.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to George M. Johnson about the memoir, All Boys Aren't Blue, which has become one of the most banned books in the U.S. (Story aired on Morning Edition on Oct. 25, 2022.)

Protesters across the U.S. on Thursday used the international labor day to push back against what they see as an anti-immigrant and anti-worker agenda being pushed by the Trump administration.

Dean discusses NASA Quesst's X-59 aircraft with Senior Research Engineer at NASA Langley, Dr. Jonathan Rathsam and Aerospace Engineer at NASA Armstrong, Ed Haering. Will supersonic air travel make a comeback? Homework assignment: Would you go on a suborbital flight? Send us your thoughts at lookingup@wvxu.org or post them on social media using #lookinguppod Want to find out how you can get involved with the Quesst mission? Check out nasa.gov/quesst to learn more! Music from Blue Dot Sessions this episode: Fornax Ditty, Louver, Voyager, Preston and Carle, Null Melody and TK Club. Music shortened to match episode. View license at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ Find Us Online: Twitter: @lookinguppod @deanregas, Instagram: @917wvxu @deanregas, Tiktok: @cincinnatipublicradio @astronomerdean, Episode transcript: www.wvxu.org/podcast/looking-up, More from Dean: www.astrodean.com

City officials say flooding may have been reduced if the gate closed as designed, but the historic rain storm made flooding unavoidable.