The 2021 infrastructure bill assigned $350 million for highway wildlife overpasses to lower human and animal deaths. One in Montana may be key to getting grizzly bears off the endangered species list. Read More
The Caesar salad was invented at a hotel in Tijuana, Mexico, on July 4, 1924, to feed hungry American tourists. We’ve been enjoying it in various incarnations ever since. Read More
As election day in the U.K. comes to a close, NPR takes a look at incoming results, and voters’ reactions to the election: Read More
A series of small sandstone monuments marked the boundaries of the nation’s capital in the 1700s. Most are still there, but they don’t get a lot of visitors. (Image credit: Jacob Fenston) Read More
A jaded electorate looks to have delivered a historic defeat for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s center-right Conservative Party, leaving it in disarray after a 14-year rule. (Image credit: Kirsty Wigglesworth) Read More
There’s a sustained boom in small business creation in America. We look into what types of new businesses are booming and why this kind of trend has meant economic growth in the past. Read More
A centrist human rights lawyer with working class roots, Keir Starmer is poised to be the first Labour leader to win a U.K. general election in nearly 20 years. Read More
The previous men’s champ, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, didn’t attend the competition this year over a sponsorship tiff. (Image credit: Julia Nikhinson) Read More
For decades, public housing providers could subsidize heating bills but not air-conditioning. New Biden administration guidance changes that, but critics say it doesn’t go far enough. (Image credit: Mark Humphrey) Read More
The two high-end department stores hope together they would wield more power to counter luxury brands, which increasingly flex their muscles over retailers. (Image credit: Lynne Sladky) Read More