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NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with writer Colette Shade about her book "Y2K: How the 2000s Became Everything (Essays on the Future That Never Was)."

Smith was 25 in 2000 when she published her critically acclaimed first novel. Now 50, her latest collection of essays, Dead and Alive, reflects on middle age, climate change and generational gaps.

New Yorker writer Steve Coll says that though Tillerson has conducted billion-dollar international deals as an oil executive, he has no government experience.

The next time you shop for a cooking stove, the gas versions might show a health warning label similar to those on tobacco products.

The president continues to fill vacancies in his cabinet that have been created by second-term departures. All three are subject to Senate confirmation.

A forthcoming paper in the Journal of Financial Economics finds that homes in the way of future sea level rise are selling for less now.The study looked…

Scientists have developed a new type of refrigeration system for Ben and Jerry's. It chills ice cream using sound waves, rather than with gases that may contribute to climate change. The "thermo-acoustic" chiller is a pricey prototype, but its creators hope the device can be produced for the commercial market. NPR's Robert Smith reports.

The work will help ensure safe drinking water after a boil-water order last year that lasted for weeks in some parts of the Mattapoisett River Valley Water District.

Are you up to date with the latest hot dog news? What about politics and space travel? Maybe this is the week you score a perfect 11 in the quiz.

Angeline Murimirwa leads CAMFED, a group that has given scholarships to 4.8 million girls in Africa. And now the group has been awarded the $2.5 million Hilton Humanitarian Prize.