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Commentator Beth Finke describes the struggle of placing her developmentally disabled son into a group home and the unexpected relief it's brought both of them.

A 38-year-old diet soda drink has been flung into the political spotlight after both vice presidential candidates in the 2024 election professed their love of Diet Mountain Dew.

Israel's military has escalated operations in Gaza over the past few days. Internet and phone service were out in Gaza after a barrage of airstrikes, a Palestinian telecommunications company reported.

Commentator David Weinberger recently returned from four days in Beijing, China. He says as a Westerner it was a truly foreign experience, but there's one place he felt completely at home: on the Internet.

Joshua Levs of member station WABE reports on the development of "smart homes"- computerized houses designed to track your every move, and offer medical advice if you seem to need it. Researchers say the smart home may help the elderly stay independent for longer- if they can adapt themselves to the new technology.

The relaxed, Spanglish-singing artist is one of the leading up-and-coming Chicano artists, and performed at this year's South by Southwest.

President Trump called it a difficult decision to ground the Boeing plane involved in the deadly crash in Ethiopia. As the biggest U.S. exporter, Boeing carries a lot of weight in Washington.

Hadassah Lieberman went home today to Gardner, Massachusetts, the town where her family made a new life after surviving the Holocaust in Europe. Arriving at Elm Street School, she got a celebrity's welcome as the wife of the man the Democratic Party will nominate next week for vice president. NPR's Tovia Smith reports.

When Yasaman Alavi misses Iran, she puts up a pot of rice and adds saffron water and barberries for a Persian twist. The smell of zereshk polow makes her feel as if she's back home.

Authorities are investigating a car explosion on a bridge from Canada to the U.S. Other points of entry in the area are also shut down.