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As the National Rifle Association's first annual meeting since the Parkland shooting begins, David Greene talks to Ben Weger a lifetime NRA member and firearm safety instructor about what to expect.

Climate scientist Ben Hamlington works on understanding the impacts of climate change. Losing his house in the Eaton Fire has given that work new meaning.

Ben Franklin called the bald eagle "a bird of bad moral character." Talkin' Birds host Ray Brown tells NPR's Scott Simon that some argue the golden eagle might be a better national symbol.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to retired Gen. Ben Hodges about how the Russian assault in eastern Ukraine will be different from Russian President Putin's initial plan to take Kiev at the end of February.

Hi, I’m Benjamin Myers for “Poets on the Plains.” Today I’m going to share with you one of my own poems. I’ve been writing poetry since I was in middle school, but it was a couple of summers during high school spent at the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute at Quartz Mountain that confirmed my dedication to the art of poetry and set me on the certain path to the writing life.

Ben Bernanke, who saw the country through a recovery from the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, will join Brookings' Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy.

The Federal Reserve Chairman continued to soothe investors, saying the Fed would not wind down its bond-buying program until economic conditions improve.

Investors have been nervous about the Federal Reserve's intentions after hints that it might reduce its massive bond buying program. Amid volatile markets, traders and investors complained they wanted more clarity. Chairman Ben Bernanke obliged on Wednesday after a regular two-day meeting of Fed policymakers.

Stock and bond markets reacted positively to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's remarks on the economy Wednesday morning. Bernanke was on Capitol Hill delivering the Fed's twice yearly update on the economy and Fed policy before the House Financial Services Committee.

Photographer Zied Ben Romdhane explores the mining region of Gafsa in southwest Tunisia and reveals the harshness of the area balanced with the humor of the inhabitants.