Experts say a lack of exposure and access at an early age keep women — especially women of color — out of STEM careers. A youth organization in St. Louis is working to change that. Read More
Nearly 16,000 people in northern California are still evacuated due to the Thompson Fire. Those staying at local shelters say they’re fearful of what they may find when they’re allowed to return. Read More
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