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Author Michael Pollan, who experimented with mushrooms, LSD and other psychedelics while researching his latest book, says: "I had an experience that was by turns frightening and ecstatic and weird."

North Korea wants the world to know that its students are learning cutting-edge technologies in the classroom, so the government recently offered a tour of a teaching college in Pyongyang to Western journalists. But how technologically advanced is North Korea really?

A day after Hurricane Michael hit Florida's panhandle, residents and officials are assessing the damage from the storm. Mario Gisbert, city manager of Panama City Beach, talks to NPR's Rachel Martin.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with British author and soccer commentator Musa Okwonga about the mass boycott of social media this weekend to protest online abuse directed at players of color.

English soccer clubs, coaches, players, journalists and the Premier League are boycotting social media for a few days. The players wants companies to do more to stop online abuse and racism.

Start the day with an asparagus, herb and feta cheese frittata. This bright and simple baked egg dish is a wonderful way to celebrate.

A week ahead of Election Day, both parties are still scrambling to identify and turn out every one of their voters. These get-out-the-vote operations are as expensive and high-tech as every other bit of modern campaigning.

Isfandiyar Pataudi, ex-chief of analysis for Pakistan's intelligence agency and a retired general in Pakistan's army, tells NPR's Steve Inskeep how the U.S. blundered its 20-year war in Afghanistan.

Hubble's iconic images captured the public's imagination. Will NASA's next big space telescope, which sees infrared light, produce astronomy scenes that pack a similar punch?

Asian American Michelle Wu is Boston's first elected mayor who isn't a white man. While many celebrate the milestone, others lament that all the Black candidates failed.