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Even as Congress looks to spend more on the military, some communities worry the Pentagon might look to save money by closing their base. Cape Cod wants to be sure its base stays off closure lists.

The comic, who died Thursday, told Fresh Air that it took him years to develop a style — and then he got dumped. "That was really the beginning of the Garry Shandling dating years in stand-up."

In There is Power in a Union: The Epic Story of Labor in America, journalist Philip Dray follows the labor movement as it grew out of 19th century uprisings in textile mills. There are several parallels between those historical battles and what is currently going on in Wisconsin, he says.

How do boa constrictors breathe while constricting their victims? A new study finds that snakes can switch which set of ribs they use to draw in air as they crush their meal before devouring it.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Daniel Politi, freelance journalist based in Buenos Aires, about the massive reform packages proposed by Argentina's new president, Javier Milei.

In a remarkable turnaround for the airline industry, less than 1% of all flights scheduled were canceled — even though it was the highest number of people flying since the pandemic began.

More than 180 airports in rural areas across the U.S. benefit from federal funding that guarantees commercial air service. That program might lose half its funding due to Trump administration cuts.

Frigid air was expected to move over the eastern third of the U.S. by Monday, while heavy snow was forecast to cause hazards in the Great Lakes, Plains and Midwest regions.

A federal judge sentenced Jack Teixeira, a Massachusetts Air National Guard member, to prison after he pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine.

A young Air Force captain thought his career was over. Instead, he was invited to join a stealth program — and told, "You've got 30 seconds and if you don't say yes, this conversation never happened."