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The Louisiana plantation home where one of the largest slave revolts in U.S. history began has Black owners for the first time. They say the 1811 uprising can inspire a new generation to fight racism.

Archaeologists unearthed 35 bottles of cherries from the cellar of George Washington's Mount Vernon. The 250-year-old fruits, many still intact, can shed new light on those who lived and worked there.

NPR'S Mary Louise talks with Susan Glasser of The New Yorker, and Margaret Hoover of PBS' Firing Line, about President Trump's State of the Union speech and whether women in politics are held to higher standards of likeability.

How do scientists monitor the populations of the threatened California red-legged frog? With careful listening and a little help from AI.

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan and Hawaii and across the Pacific.

The Trump administration has asked Congress to rescind funds for NPR/PBS and foreign aid. Congress has until the end of the week to approve the cuts.

Set in the 1930s, a new six-part BritBox series tells of the infamously non-conformist Mitford sisters, whose involvement in various political causes roiled their aristocratic parents.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Kristen Soltis Anderson of the Washington Examiner and Echelon Insights, and Michelle Goldberg of The New York Times, about the closing arguments Republicans and Democrats are making ahead of Election Day next week.

The plant passed a long-overdue emissions test for one of its coal-fired generating units, but still hasn’t passed a test for the other. That raises questions about how the plant will run this winter, a time when the region’s grid looks to fossil fuels as backup power.

Trump is the latest president to appoint a czar to deal with a particular issue — in this case, the border. But what does that mean? A look at the controversial history of government czars.