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Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks three community college presidents - J.B. Buxton, Nerita Hughes, and Georgia Lorenz - how the Trump administration's war on higher education is affecting their schools.

The Honeycrisp apple variety is popular around the world but poses problems for producers. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Kait Thornton, a fourth-generation apple farmer in Washington state.

Voters in Ecuador will decide today whether to allow foreign military bases to return to the country. The referendum comes as U.S. forces are carrying out strikes on alleged drug boats in the region.

If you're planning on buying an artificial Christmas tree this year, you may want to make your purchase sooner rather than later.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Phil Feller of Durham, North Carolina, and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

At the northern end of the Black Sea, Crimea sits at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, having been at various times in its long history either coveted, conquered or controlled by various powers.

Whenever there‘s a mass shooting in this country, the question is why. Often the answer is complicated. That’s certainly the case in Charlottesville where a UVA student killed three members of the football team and wounded two others. Craig Wright spoke with reporter Sandy Hausman who covered the trial of Christopher Darnell Jones, Jr. for RadioIQ.

This week a CDC website briefly suggested a vaccine–autism link, prompting experts to urge the public to rely on credible medical guidance.

A record number of people are expected to travel within the U.S. for the holiday, according to AAA. Here are some weather and traffic factors to keep in mind.