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In Massachusetts, many of Cape Cod's iconic beaches and ponds are polluted with wastewater leaching from septic systems. Recycling that waste could be an affordable fix.

Research into new pharmaceuticals has produced an unanticipated by-product: Petunias that glow in the dark

ICE is again changing the way it handles mothers and children who come here illegally, beginning to release most of them instead of detaining them in controversial "family-friendly" jails.

Former Ambassador Fred Hof tells NPR's Wade Goodwyn that air power is not enough to defeat the Islamic State. A ground component, even if it is not American, is needed for long-term success, he says.

Pakistani, American and Italian college students responded to find ways to counter groups like ISIS, but the U.S. government's record of battling propaganda online is not a strong one.

The Bloomington-Normal YMCA and the American Red Cross have teamed up to introduce a new swim safety program to provide free swimming lessons and water safety training for children in the Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal.

Video of a murder of an elderly man uploaded onto Facebook brought back painful memories for former news anchor Chris Hurst, whose girlfriend was shot dead on live TV. Hurst talks to Steve Inskeep.

Boeing's troubled Starliner remains docked at the International Space Station as NASA decides it is too risky to bring the astronauts home on the spacecraft. The two astronauts will return in February.

Children who were injured in a shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade six months ago have healed physically, but the memory of that violent day remains.

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