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Scott Detrow talks to Lulu Miller, the host of Radiolab's Terrestrials podcast, about her conversation with the scientist Wanda Diaz-Merced, who studies gravitational waves that ripple through spacetime.

JB Pritzker said he hasn’t seen video of a Jan. 4 ISP shooting that left an unarmed woman dead after a traffic stop in a vehicle that was reported stolen. The St. Clair County state’s attorney declined to charge the officer who fired three shots at Rachel Tarrence, a mother of three, striking her twice.

As part of NPR's 250th anniversary series America in Pursuit, we're taking a look back at one of America's most significant inventions: the telephone.

Ameren Illinois employees toured Illinois State University's new College of Engineering campus Wednesday while delivering a ceremonial check supporting its electrical engineering lab.

Dolly Parton, one of the most beloved entertainers in popular culture, has died. A country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist, Parton's albums sold more than 100 million copies.

A new study found a high proportion of NFL players develop brain trauma, but it is unclear what this means for youth football players.

Schroeder took on the powerful elite with her rapier wit and antics for 24 years — shaking up stodgy government institutions by forcing them to acknowledge that women had a role in government.

The Biden administration is facing a fast-changing situation in Afghanistan where Taliban forces are said to have enricled the capital, Kabul.

The damage was limited to the back porch of the historic house, where suffragist Susan B. Anthony lived in the 19th century. The Rochester Fire Department is investigating the source of the blaze.

The White House is hosting a virtual conference with countries from Ukraine to the United Arab Emirates to look for ways to fight ongoing ransomware attacks across borders.