During a community engagement session, a committee from the National Academies heard comments from people who were against the project, mostly because of concerns around drinking water contamination.
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In this edition of Sittin' In, CAI's John Basile talks with Phoebe Carrai, cellist and founder of Glasstown Early Music about plans to present a series of concerts featuring music from centuries ago. The series begins with "A Baroque Cornucopia" on oct. 25.
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Carlos Maldonado Valle, a student at Cape Cod Community College, was on a domestic flight from Puerto Rico that stopped in Bermuda for a medical emergency.
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Find out where he stands on the issues and why he wants the job.
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Winter squash is everywhere these days. I find it in my soup and folded into pies, it’s hidden in the guise of muffins and sweetbreads.
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Two of the units means to house municipal employees are ready to be occupied, but the town still has some big questions to answer about its new role as a landlord.
The Point
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Find out where he stands on the issues and why he wants the job.
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A collaboration among artists, health care providers, and veterans’ groups is exploring how creativity can help people process trauma, reconnect with others, and heal.
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We’re seeing the impacts of beech leaf disease in individual trees and in our coastal beech forests.
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We talk with author David Gessner about his upcoming writing workshop.
NPR Stories
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If you're using the U.S. Postal Service to return a ballot close to Election Day, officials recommend getting it postmarked at a post office to avoid getting caught up in mail processing changes.
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A study from Common Sense Media says most safeguards in ChatGPT for Teens failed. The chatbot talks to teens like a friend and doesn't alert parents when users talk about self-harm and suicide.
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Plus: Nobels! Protests! Ambiguous quotes! A mysterious death in Russia!
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Middle schooler Cora Walsh of Long Island, N.Y., has won the 2026 NPR Student Podcast Challenge with a story about her journey with dyslexia.
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In the third installment of his documentary series, filmmaker Tomas Koeck explores the animals that call Rhode Island's coastline home and the fragile habitats that connect them