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Kevin Goodan used to be a U.S. Forest Service firefighter. Now he's a poet. He talks to NPR's Noel King about his new collection of poetry: Spot Weather Forecast.

As jurors prepare to hear closing arguments in the trial against Kyle Rittenhouse, NPR's A Martinez asks law professor Keith Findley what makes this case so complicated.

President Biden and congressional Democrats are trying to show voters the benefits of the infrastructure bill that's now law, and the Build Back Better plan they are trying to pass.

Local conservation leaders urged the audience not to consider the development a done deal, and to take action against it.

Sang Young Park's novel can be read as an anthropological approach to Seoulite queer lives in the 21st century: Its four linked stories capture the experience of being both visible and unacknowledged.

President Biden on Friday speaks to House Democrats at their retreat in Philadelphia — as the party plans its message for the midterm elections.

The billion-dollar cleanup of New Bedford Harbor should be finished in about three years after almost four decades of work, a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency official said during a visit to the city Tuesday.

The high cost of rebuilding drove some residents out. But there are many newcomers. A real estate agent says, "It used to be called the Forgotten Coast. I don't think it's so forgotten anymore."

Before Russia invaded Ukraine, the threat of harsh economic sanctions was wielded as a deterrent. But the White House message has evolved.

Jerome Powell was confirmed to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman. The Senate vote comes as the central bank faces intense pressure to bring down inflation.