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  • President Donald Trump greets supporters after speaking to a joint session of Congress.
    President Trump's First 100 Days, In Photos
    As President Donald Trump crosses the 100-day marker this weekend, photographer Gabriella Demczuk explores some of the major events that have transpired in the White House and on Capitol Hill.
  • Charlie Wilber, 69, on the Alexa K, a 45-foot steel-hulled troller, "heading out into the briny deep!"
    In This Alaska Family, Life Lessons Are Passed Down On The Water
    In southeast Alaska, the commercial king salmon fishing season has been shut down a month early, because the number of wild salmon returning to rivers to spawn is at an all-time low.
  • Author Karen Grigsby Bates with the late Muhammad Ali.
    Muhammad Ali Kissed Me Once
    It wasn't what you think, but it was certainly a story. I was lucky enough to meet him a few times over several decades, but the first time was the most memorable.
  • House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., responds to a question from the audience during a town hall at Georgetown University last month.
    Will Paul Ryan Lose His GOP Primary? Probably Not
    Sarah Palin is backing the House speaker's GOP primary challenger after Ryan declined to endorse Donald Trump. But primary upsets remain rare and hard to orchestrate.
  • Greg Nott feeds a bison heifer at his Carr, Colorado, ranch.
    To Bring Bison Back To The Plains, Ranchers Say We Must Eat Them
    Massive bison herds used to be a staple of the Great Plains. That is until we almost hunted them out of existence. Now, with a new designation as the...
  • Some scientists predict that by 2050, climate change and an accompanying rise in sea level will lead to frequent flooding in Boston.
    Boston Plans For 'Near-Term Risk' Of Rising Tides
    In Boston, scientists are predicting that climate change will lead to dramatic sea level rise, and more frequent flooding, around the city. Officials are studying the potential impact on roads and sewers and are asking waterfront developers to plan for increased flooding.
  • Tech Idea List: 5 Nerds To Watch In 2013
    In Silicon Valley and around the world there are thousands of folks toiling away on new technologies, convinced that the thing they are building will transform the way we live. NPR's Steve Henn introduces us to five techies whose research and work he'll be keeping a close eye on in the coming year.
  • What Gun Control Could Look Like
    The stage appears to be set for a renewed debate about gun control. The NRA and other proponents of gun owners' rights have been silent in the aftermath of the Newtown shootings, but many will question the benefits of possible restrictions.
  • Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a community forum on health care at Moulton Elementary School in Des Moines, Iowa.
    From FUBAR To Russian Phishing: The Latest From Hillary Clinton's Emails
    Russian hackers tried a phishing scheme, a White House operator didn't believe the caller was actually Clinton and she panicked after being unable to find her local NPR station.
  • Street children sleep on a discarded mattress on a center island near a road crossing in Manila, Philippines, in April. After 15 years of the Millennium Development Goals, Asia as a region has had the fastest progress, reports the U.N., yet hundreds of millions of people there remain in extreme poverty.
    How To Eliminate Extreme Poverty In 169 Not-So-Easy Steps
    The Millennium Development Goals, set in 2000, revolutionized the fight against poverty. Now the world is setting Sustainable Development Goals. But critics say there may be too many priorities.
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