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Why President Biden changed his stance on Ukraine using U.S. long-range missiles to strike inside Russia. And, experts are skeptical of President-elect Trump's plan to crack down on fentanyl.

For a few weeks in late spring, thousands of fireflies emerge at the Congaree National Park in South Carolina to blink in synchrony. This natural phenomenon draws thousands of visitors whose appreciation, while welcome, has led the park to institute protections for the fireflies, so their populations can live on.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with educator Leslie Fenwick about her book Jim Crow's Pink Slip: The Untold Story of Black Principal and Teacher Leadership.

Russia appears to be using drone attacks on civilians to train young pilots, says a Ukrainian lawmaker with ties to Ukraine's military. One city has been hit by hundreds of drone strikes this year.

Vice President Vance cast a tie-breaking vote as Hegseth overcame allegations of sexual assault, public drunkenness and questions of financial mismanagement to win Senate approval.

A study done for the City of Bloomington has estimated the cost to dredge Lake Bloomington at more than $35 million.

The Trump administration has decimated an agency responsible for carrying out much of the research and prevention efforts to curb exposure to dangerous substances and situations in the workplace.

Boeing's machinists are returning to work after a bruising strike. But the aerospace giant still has big long-term problems to solve if it's going to recapture its leading position in the industry.

For NPR's Student Podcast Challenge, Ameya Desai interviewed her grandfather, who was forced out of Uganda before moving to the U.S. The California fourth grader is one of our 2024 contest winners.

The lifelong McLean County resident wrote a collection of poems over the course of a year, detailing the beauty and nuance of life in Central Illinois.