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When FDR spent millions of dollars to fund artists, musicians, writers and actors, it wasn't just about job creation. It was to unite a nation in turmoil.

As unemployment claims flood its Employment Development Department, California is seeking help from a company that has been criticized for past department projects.

Mountain rescue crews were busy this Memorial Day weekend after being dispatched twice to save stranded climbers on Mount Hood.

The coronavirus pandemic has made a day of contrasts — between joy and commemoration — feel even more confusing.

Even as social restrictions ease in some spots, older adults remain extra-vulnerable to COVID-19. That means many families are facing hard choices — whether to hunker down together or apart.

"Mask usage is going to help us get this economy reopened," the president's national security adviser said on Sunday.

People hoping to decriminalize the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, psilocybin, for therapeutic uses in Oregon have submitted their petitions for the November ballot.

Moss balls seem to roll around glaciers at about the same speed and in the same direction, and researchers can't explain why.

The U.S. Forest Service has begun restoring access to developed recreational sites that were temporarily closed in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Christian McBride, the host of Jazz Night in America, about the toll the pandemic has taken on the jazz community.