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Historically, Black bears were the biggest predator to travel the Big Bend area of Texas. But overhunting and habitat loss led to their decline.

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset Friday. For many Jews around the world, a highlight of the holiday will be hearing the shofar: an animal's horn blown like a trumpet.

More than two dozen racecars will speed around the National Mall this weekend on a course that runs right past multiple art and history museums. And that’s raising some questions about the safety of the works inside.

The rape allegations that have emerged from a Cornell University frat house are leading many women to remember their own experiences — and call for a wider reckoning over sexual violence.

Some parents and advocates voiced concerns that their schools lost positions this year. That’s not the result of overall personnel cuts; it’s the result of a complicated mix of factors that shift where the district puts staff.

Critic and podcaster Ronald Young Jr. reviews gonzo documentarian Nathan Fielder's new film "You Can See Everything," as Fielder turns his cameras on Theranos founder and felon Elizabeth Holmes.

Campaign season is heating up, and fundraising operations are in full swing. The amount of money, at both the local and federal levels, is pretty staggering — but it’s worth asking: why do people give? What do they think their money accomplishes, and what, if anything, do they think they’ll get in return?

New York prosecutors are reopening an investigation into an alleged rape case at Cornell University in 2024. The school will allow outside counsel to examine its actions around the case.

Prices can get sticky. That helps explain why recessions hurt so much — and what policymakers can do about them.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Hayley Williams, lead singer of the band Paramore, about the influence Dolly Parton had on her musically and personally.