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Technicians work on NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, which will launch in December. Astronomers say the next big telescope should be designed to search signs of life on planets that orbit distant stars.

Astronomers want NASA to build a giant space telescope to peer at alien Earths

NASA should work toward a new space telescope that could view small planets around distant stars with the potential to host life, expert panel says

Restoring Kesey's Famed 'Acid Test' School Bus

Four years after Ken Kesey's death, a restaurateur in Los Angeles has stepped forward in a serious bid to restore the author's famed bus "Further" -- the vehicle that carried the Merry Pranksters on their 1964 "acid test" trip across the country. Alex Chadwick talks to Kesey's son Zane about the legacy of the 1939 International Harvester and what it will take to restore it. It sat for years in a swampy area of Kesey's Oregon farm, rusting and covered with moss.

Nathan Chen cements his legacy as the world's best figure skater

Nathan Chen wins gold in the men's figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics. He pulled off five quad jumps, and is the first U.S. man to win figure skating's top individual honor since 2010.

Cars are seen piled on top of each other at the scene of a partial collapse of a parking garage in the Financial District of New York, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in New York.

1 person is dead after a parking garage collapses in New York City

A parking garage collapsed Tuesday in lower Manhattan's Financial District, killing one worker, injuring five and crushing cars as concrete floors fell on top of each other, officials said.

A general view outside BBC Broadcasting House at Portland Place in London on Wednesday, the day the public broadcaster published the pay of its top-earning employees.

BBC Salaries Ignite Debate Over Appropriate Pay, Gender Equity

The BBC released on-air salaries for the first time, at the British government's behest. The top seven salaries all go to men. The highest pay: more than $2.8 million for a radio host.

A congressional proposal aims to allow federal authorities to share more information — and to do so more quickly — with state officials about threats to their election systems.

Could Offering Spy Secrets To State Officials Help Safeguard Future Elections?

Congress could arrange for state elections officials to view high-level secrets about potential threats to their elections. First, they need security clearances.

Negotiations Continue For New COVID-19 Relief Bill

Top congressional Democrats continue to meet with top White House officials about the next coronavirus relief package. But they disagree on how to handle money for jobless aid, states, and schools.

There is a reshuffling underway at the Federal Reserve

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about President Biden expected to announce soon his choices to fill the three openings on the Fed Reserve Board.

The Fight Over New Hampshire's Tallest Mountain

We take a trip to the top of New Hampshire's Mount Washington to see how a controversial trail has reignited debate over who should get to use, own and profit from the Northeast's highest peak.

Thomas Dobbs is the state health officer at the Mississippi State Department of Health. His name appears on the landmark Supreme Court case on abortion rights, despite having "nothing to do with it," he has said.

The abortion case is named after Thomas Dobbs, who says he has nothing to do with it

The "Dobbs" in the case title refers to Thomas Dobbs, an infectious diseases doctor who became Mississippi's top health officer the same year the state adopted new abortion restrictions.

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