Scientists are observing the skies as the comet 3i/ATLAS makes a close flyby of Earth. Gabriel J. Sánchez is a producer for NPR's All Things Considered. Sánchez identifies stories, books guests, and ...

The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate today for the second time in six weeks. The central bank is trying to shore up the sagging job market.

Oh took the fast track to jazz prominence, emerging on the scene in the 2000s and becoming the bass player in bands led by Pat Metheny and Vijay Iyer. Her new album is a look back at her early work.

The giant snails of New Zealand are big, slimy, and at risk. Park rangers in New Zealand have spent over a decade trying to save them, and now, they're getting results.

Hurricane Melissa has put Jamaica gone through "one of its worst periods." Now the recovery begins. Eyder Peralta is NPR's East Africa correspondent based in Nairobi, Kenya. Scott Detrow is a White ...

Open enrollment begins Saturday, Nov. 1, for Americans to choose health care coverage. Our listeners have been reaching out ...

Trump wants Beijing to curb exports of chemicals that make fentanyl in exchange for a lowered tariff rate with China. Xi's expected to push Trump to weaken U.S. support for Taiwan.

Austin Tice was captured and detained in 2012 by the Assad regime in Syria. Tice is the longest-held American journalist ...

Here & Now's go-to book expert Traci Thomas of "The Stacks" podcast admits she's a scaredy cat when it comes to horror books.

Wednesday is Public Radio Music Day, a day to celebrate publicly-funded music stations across the country. The celebration ...

More than 500,000 people are without power after Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica on Tuesday. David Rose, a reporter for The Jamaica Observer, joins us with the latest on the rescue and recovery ...

From delays and cancellations to food collection sites, Kaplan explains why the federal government shutdown continues to cause disruptions for air travelers.