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In the months following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, New Yorkers were assured that the air around the fallen twin towers in downtown Manhattan was safe to breathe. It’s taken nearly 25 years for New York City officials to finally admit that was not true.

The cost of living is a key issue among voters. In Texas, NPR's A Martínez explores how rising beef prices are affecting consumers, business owners and ranchers.

We listen back to interviews recorded in the aftermath of Sept. 11, with a particular focus on stories of survival and loss at the World Trade Center, and some reflections in poetry and music.

President Trump has spent nearly two weeks outside of Washington, D.C., since the shutdown began on Oct. 1

The review upheld Republican Anita Moody’s one-vote win over incumbent Vernon Brown.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with freelance cycling journalist Andy McGrath about how a heatwave throughout Europe is affecting the Tour de France.

A group of passengers on a flight to Europe turns to Reddit for answers when their plane is turned around because the captain wants everyone to turn off their Bluetooth devices.

For years, the country celebrated Oct. 21 as "Edison Day," throwing parades for the famous inventor whose devices changed the world. His phonograph was the first device to play back a recorded human voice--and that invention led to his creepy talking doll, which is now considered one of his biggest failures.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Seth Center, a former U.S. diplomat who has previously negotiated with China regarding AI concerns, about his doubts around this week's China-U.S. summit.

It is hard not to fall in love with Katherine Browne, the eager to please, mini-skirted narrator in Barbara Trapido's 40-plus-year-old debut novel, reissued this month.