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The winds of hurricane Helene knocked down thousands of acres of trees across four states. Now tree farmers are looking for help as they don't have crop insurance.

Chevron's $7 billion Venezuela bet deepens U.S. ties to the country's oil industry. Critics say the deal poses risks to democracy and could fuel discontent over Washington's embrace of the government.

Central California is home to the nation's biggest agricultural economy. And farmers there worry that the fear of immigration raids could lead to labor shortages.

The job market is tougher for those with a criminal record. But a Texas women's prison offers inmates skills in braille transcription that could help them support themselves when they are released.

It was a slobberknocker all game long, with both offenses dominating. But ultimately, Philadelphia's defense made the crucial final stops that earned the team its first-ever Super Bowl title.

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, the deadliest tick-borne disease in the U.S., is a big problem on tribal lands in the Southwest. A community-led response on Apache lands in Arizona is helping save lives.

The Normal Town Council on Monday gave the thumbs up to a plan to standardize economic incentives for companies locating in the area’s enterprise zone.

Springsteen replaces the E Street Band with string sections, oboes and French horns on his new solo album, which draws inspiration from the Southern California pop of the late '60s and early '70s.

Is the "Blue Wall" of states that usually vote Democratic still strong? NPR's Steve Inskeep asks senior editor at The Atlantic, Ron Brownstein, who coined the term.

Eighty years ago, in July 1925, the mixture of religion, science and the public schools caught fire in Dayton, Tenn. The Scopes trial — or "Monkey Trial," as it was called — dominated headlines across the country. NPR looks back at the Scopes trial, the events that led up to it and its aftermath.