The European honey bee is now Virginia's official state pollinator
With the colonists in Jamestown, Va., the honeybees began a long history of supporting agriculture -- something that’s now recognized in a dozen states.
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A profile of Keir Starmer, who is likely to be Britain's next prime minister
A centrist human rights lawyer with working class roots, Keir Starmer is poised to be the first Labour leader to win a U.K. election in nearly 20 years.
What does a Supreme Court reversal mean for clean water and car safety?
NPR's Michel Martin talks to legal affairs journalist David Kaplan about the Supreme Court's reversal of a longtime precedent giving government agencies leeway to interpret federal regulations.
The gymnasts who will represent the U.S. at the Olympics have been chosen
The gymnastics team that will represent Team USA at next month's Summer Olympics in Paris is set. Nearly 40 gymnasts competed over the weekend in Minneapolis.
Hundreds of Florida arts groups scramble for funding after DeSantis vetoes grants
There is no more state funding for the arts in Florida after Governor Ron DeSantis cut 32 million from the state budget. Now arts organizations are scrambling to make ends meet.
New U.S. citizens explain what it means to be American
As Fourth of July festivities roll out across the nation this week, the celebrations hold special meaning for newly minted citizens.
2 U.S. military members discuss why they resigned over the war in Gaza
The number of resignations among Biden administration officials and American military service members over U.S. policy in Gaza is small, but growing.
U.K. Labour Party candidate, born in China, writes about women's private evolutions
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author and U.K. Labour Party candidate Yuan Yang about what women face in her former home country of China.
'I would tell Biden to hang in there,' former DNC Chairman Howard Dean says
NPR's Michel Martin talks to former Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean about Democrats' response to President Biden's debate performance, and whether Biden should drop out of the race.
Military horses ran loose through the streets of London once again
A trio of rider-less horses charged through central London, causing panic but no injuries before being returned to their barracks. A similar ordeal happened in April, though involved different horses.