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NPR's Scott Simon talks to John Cooper of BAR Technologies, the company behind new sails for cargo ships, meant to reduce emissions by moving these massive vessels with wind power.

Government officials are increasingly calling for tribal inclusion in policymaking, particularly in forestry. But how much they engage tribes varies, and some Indigenous leaders question whether these agencies truly respect tribal input — or if they're just paying lip service.

Philippe Lazzarini has visited Gaza three times since the war began. He says each time he can't imagine the situation could get more desperate — and then it does.

With few options for health care in their rural community, a Tennessee couple's experience with one outrageous bill could have led to a deadly delay when they needed help the most.

The full weight of the recession has come bearing down on the labor market. Employers shed more than half a million jobs in November. The unemployment rate is now 6.7 percent and economists expect it to go significantly higher. Layoffs are accelerating in just about every industry.

Next week, Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol finally arrives in paperback, along with Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton's memoir, journalist Fareed Zakaria's update on the post-American world, journalist Annie Jacobsen's look inside a top secret U.S. military base, and journalist Mitchell Zuckoff's true tale of the survivors in a WWII plane crash.

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 siege at the Capitol has voted to subpoena former President Donald Trump to question him about what he knew beforehand and how he reacted during the attack.

The U.S. Census bureau announced the long-expected result on Monday.

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has subpoenaed former President Donald Trump, who members say was the force behind the assault.

When Joan and Izzy Schwartz got married, they spent their wedding night in a suite at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan. Back then, the room cost $16.80. For their 60th anniversary, the Waldorf will give the couple a room for the same rate they paid in 1952.