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As marijuana has gone mainstream in America, lawmakers in states that legalized it are now grappling with a new question: Should high-potency pot products be regulated differently?

Former President Trump is in Fort Pierce, Fla., for a key hearing in his criminal indictment on charges of withholding and hiding classified documents. The judge may postpone the trial's start.

Efforts to curb social media for minors are popping up in state legislatures. Advocates say it'd help temper harmful mental health effects. But the constitutionality of all out bans is up for debate.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with glaciologist Ted Scambos about the conclusion of a multi-year study of Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier, the "plug" holding back a formidable amount of ice.

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell is an institution in Kentucky. He has been the Senate leader for his party since 2007. And state political leaders say his leadership has helped Kentucky.

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was buried in Moscow Friday. Thousands of mourners were there along with a large police presence. The event remained peaceful.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with John McWhorter, Columbia University linguist and New York Times columnist about the recent Merriam-Webster declaration that English sentences may end with prepositions.

A small butterfly that is native to Florida is making a remarkable comeback after being thought to be gone from the region.

A new album, American Counterpoints, reasserts the importance of two 20th century Black composers whose work has been neglected.

Giamatti is nominated for an Oscar for his role as a pompous boarding school teacher who's assigned to supervise a student who has nowhere to go over winter break. Originally broadcast Jan. 10, 2024.