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Some plants will release their pollen only to bees that buzz in just the right way. It's a risky strategy — and it's critical to human agriculture, from tomatoes to blueberries.

Senators hoisted the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package over another hurdle late Sunday, despite a few holdouts trying to derail one of President Biden's top priorities.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Michael Waldman, president of the nonprofit Brennan Center for Justice at New York University Law School, about the fight for voting rights.

The actress is best known for her role as Dr. Quinn, the physician on the American frontier. But her big break came years before, when she played 007's tarot-reading love interest in Live and Let Die.

Russian forces called in airstrikes on a besieged steel factory in the southern city of Mariupol, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would meet in Kyiv with two top American officials.

The Da Vinci Code and America by Jon Stewart and his Daily Show cohorts are topping best-seller lists right now. But for holiday gift ideas, NPR's Susan Stamberg asked independent booksellers around the country to suggest some hidden gems from their shelves.

NPR reviewer Tom Moon looks at the nominees in the top categories for this year's Grammy Awards and finds little for music lovers but plenty for the music business. Moon says viewers should expect few if any surprises in the annual ceremony, from a list of artists who simply sold the most records.

President Biden is banning U.S. imports of Russian oil: the latest move to punish Moscow for its war on Ukraine. Gasoline prices are spiking.

Six Democratic presidential candidates will participate in the last debate before the Iowa caucuses Tuesday night in Des Moines, as the campaign has gotten more combative among top contenders.

The carbon capture pipelines have been proposed through five Midwest states, but activists say proponents' claims of helping the ethanol industry and curbing climate change are wrong.