Bollards meant to close roads off to cars have been an issue in New Orleans for years. Why did officials ignore this for so long, and what more could be done to keep crowds there safe?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Amy Nordrum of the MIT Technology Review about the magazine's list of breakthrough technologies for 2025.

James Carville slammed what the longtime Democratic strategist called “NPR language” that he said members of his party use as ...

Why the FBI believes Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the suspect behind the deadly New Orleans attack on New Year's Day, acted alone. And ...

A teenager from Swannanoa, N.C., thought he would die in Helene's floodwaters. Schools have an important role to play by providing mental health services for him and his peers to reduce PTSD.

In New Orleans, the investigation continues into the background of Texas man who drove a truck down Bourbon Street killing at least 15 and injuring dozens of others.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author J. Courtney Sullivan about the real house that inspired the mansion at the center ...

NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Michael McFaul, former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, about his recent piece in Foreign Affairs, ...

David Brannan, a counter-terrorism expert at the Naval Postgraduate School and vice president at The Hoffman Group, talks about the vehicular attack in New Orleans that killed at least 10 people.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author and podcast host Kelly Corrigan about lessons she learned from losing her mother this year.

NPR's producer in Gaza, Anas Baba, has been reporting on the war in Gaza for more than 14 months. He reflects on his year of reporting on the war while living through it.

More than 1.3 million people were plunged into darkness early Tuesday. Failure of an underground power line is believed to be ...