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Federal aviation authorities have been trying for years to hire more air traffic controllers, but they've fallen short of their goals. We look at why it's so hard to train enough controllers.

At these softball playoffs for 11- and 12-year-old girls, you may hear singing. There's a chant for almost every moment in the game and all of them require full-on K-Pop, selfie energy.

The Ecosystems Mission Area helps researchers track everything from birds and bees to floods and fires. Trump wants to cut it by about 90%, gutting a key federal ecological program.

Virtual reality was once promised to be the future of not only video games, but social media. Is that future still possible? NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Vishal Shah, VP of the Metaverse, to find out.

This weekend at the movies, you can see films about a raging virus and another about a lesson in childhood friendships. What's not to like?

An Afghan who helped U.S. military forces at war was arrested by ICE agents after appearing for an immigration hearing in San Diego. He may now face deportation despite death threats from the Taliban.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about U.S. policy on the conflict between Israel and Iran.

Meanwhile several sites across Israel sustained direct hits by Iranian missiles and Israeli leaders warned they would intensify attacks on "strategic targets" in Iran.

The Fed held interest rates steady on Wednesday. NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Diane Swonk, chief economist at KPMG, about the state of the U.S. economy and what it means for consumers.

A new survey of 1,000 young men in the U.S. shows many feel worried about their futures. NPR speaks with Aaron Smith of the Young Men Research Project about the survey and its findings.