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In a Colorado mountain town, an annual tradition of building ice castles met challenges this year due to warm winter weather.

Formed in 1961, the agency with a roughly $40 billion budget provides humanitarian assistance abroad and funds other projects to further U.S. interests.

A new, 30-acre infestation of little fire ants in Hauʻula has prompted a renewed call for better invasive species management in Hawaiʻi. Last week, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources closed a part of the Hauʻula Forest Reserve on Oʻahu to eradicate the ants.

The overall increase in the number of Americans with health insurance draws attention to counties where the uninsured rate is still high, many of them in states that chose not to expand Medicaid.

The world's largest retailer — like many others — has been absorbing most of the increased costs, but raising prices of some goods.

NPR speaks with Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., about the impasse over the budget and the possibility of a government shutdown Wednesday.

The team at the company Masienda earned a 2023 James Beard award for the documentary series Masienda Presents. featuring home cooks, chefs and ranchers.

Former Israeli and Palestinian officials and combatants say the attacks shaped the course of the Second Intifada and the enduring Israeli-Palestinian impasse.

Amanda Gustafson and Eric Olsen of Swale's song "If You Get Lost" is a standout entry from this year's Tiny Desk Contest.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks author Barry Levine about the subpoenas issued by the Republican-led House for depositions from former top officials, including the Clintons, on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.