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Poverty rose in CT when pandemic benefits ended. Federal cuts will make it worse, study says.

D.C.'s Rat Rangers take anyone who is interested on night time safaris through some of the Capitol's filthiest back alleys to learn the way of the rats, and to be better humans.

It's a virus that can strike with unrelenting force. The kind of care need to knock it out is often not fully available in a lower resource country like the Democratic Republic of Congo.

For most of 2025, cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin surged as President Trump vowed to make the U.S. a crypto leader. But now, a severe sell-off has shaken the sector.

Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KCUR listener Justin Marciniak and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

The push for generational change in the Democratic Party faces a test in a Chicago-area congressional district, where the top candidates span three generations: from Gen X and millennials to Gen Z.

Cadets from the nation's Merchant Marine academies are finding lots of demand and great salaries because of a shortage of licensed mariners.

A Boston hospital fights staff burnout and boosts patient morale with forest bathing — getting people outside for some time in nature.

The White House Correspondents' Dinner will be headlined by a mentalist instead of a comedian. Oz Pearlman tells NPR he hopes to unify, delight and puzzle the crowd — but can't reveal how.

A new art exhibit in Phoenix features some of the world's prickliest plants. It could also help save them.