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Landline telephones can be a lifeline when disaster strikes remote towns. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Yue Stella Yu, a reporter for CalMatters, about why landlines remain important in California.

NPR'S Steve Inskeep speaks with Cook Political Report elections analyst David Wasserman about Indiana Republicans' rejection of a redistricting bid backed by the White House.

On Saturday, comedic legend Dick Van Dyke will celebrate his 100th birthday.

There's a new celebrity in town and it's... a comet. Much of the attention has to do with an astrophysicist's grandiose suggestions that 3I/ATLAS could contain alien life. Other scientists disagree.

Middle-class families are struggling to afford insurance in southwest Florida. Realtors say a wave of foreclosures could be coming.

In a sharp rebuke of President Daniel Noboa, Ecuadorian voters overwhelmingly rejected his bid to allow foreign military bases — including the U.S. — and overhaul the constitution.

For some would-be ant queens, the easiest way to take over a colony is to dupe its worker ants into committing regicide.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Bloodshot Records co-founder and former owner Rob Miller about his memoir, "The Hours Are Long But The Pay Is Low."

At tribal colleges and universities, students can get degrees while steeped in Indigenous traditions and learning techniques. Under the Trump administration, funding for them has been precarious.

President Trump said the suspected shooter came to the U.S. from Afghanistan in 2021. The administration plans to send 500 more Guard personnel to the nation's capital in response to the attack.