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In the 1830s, silk was all the rage in fashion. And Nantucket decided to get in on the action.“There was a lot of speculation along the eastern seaboard…

Also: President Trump will lunch with GOP senators; two men who supported rancher Cliven Bundy in a standoff with officers plead guilty; and an Iditarod musher is named in a dog-doping scandal.

Wildfires, smoke, heat waves or drought have hit large parts of the country. We want to hear if they're affecting your vacation or beloved summer tradition, and how you're adapting.

Monica Lewis, a singer and actress who was best known as the voice of a popular series of animated commercials for Chiquita bananas, died Friday at 93.

Floating is a state of mind. Let KQED's playlist of house, jazz and indie-pop songs serve as a meditation break.

The bill heads off fiscal calamity and puts an end — for now — to tense negotiations over the federal debt limit.

One piece of public land, two very different perspectives about how to use it, and the agency that somehow has to appease them both.

In her new book, The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History, Katherine Ashenburg looks at the fascinating history of cleanliness — or the lack thereof — and how humans' obsession with hygiene has led to today's over sanitized world.

Lake Mead's falling water levels could lead to the discovery of more human remains in the reservoir, a police officer warns.

Peat bogs soak up more carbon dioxide than all the world's tropical rainforests. These vast carbon sinks are crucial to keeping global warming in check. But scientists wonder if bogs can maintain their roles as carbon sinks as humans pump more pollutants into the atmosphere. NPR's Richard Harris reports.