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The Skagit Valley, a lush area near the coast between Seattle and Vancouver, Canada, dominates the North American tulip industry. One family-owned company has led the way in producing a variety of bulbs -- and hundreds of acres of blooming tulips -- in the area. As half a million sightseers begin to pour into the area, NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports.

Over the course of the campaign season, NPR's Rachel Martin spoke with a group of young Republicans. She checks back in with them now that Trump has won the election.

Jake Thomason had this reaction to a recent interview on The State of Things from WUNC: “Why is there a Christian discussion on your broadcast right now?…

The CDC is using a social media contest to forecast the spread of the flu. Johns Hopkins professor Mark Dredze tells NPR's Scott Simon that tweets like "Bieber fever" make tracking the flu more difficult.

Jordan Peele discusses his new film in which headdresses the politics of race.It's about an African-American man meeting his white girlfriend's family for the first time and the horror that ensues.

NPR's Scott Simon asks engineering professor Norma Alcantar about how the innards of a cactus can filter water. She got the idea from her grandmother, who knew about its unique cleansing properties.

Death Valley, Calif., one of the hottest places in the world, is in bloom with more than 20 species of desert wildflowers. It's the biggest bloom the park has seen in a decade.

Trump will hold a news conference Wednesday. NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik says, historically, leaders have distinguished "news" from "press" conferences to undercut the role of the press.

Major League Baseball has suspended 13 players for violating the league's drug policy. New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez was suspended for more than 200 games, until the end of next season.

Student-turned-drug dealer Jesse Pinkman was supposed to die in the first season of the AMC drama. But the writers decided the chemistry between high school teacher Walter White (Bryan Cranston) and Jesse (Aaron Paul) was too good to let go.