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Entrance to Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas. Sergio Martínez-Beltrán/NPR hide caption toggle caption Sergio Martínez-Beltrán/NPR EL PASO, Texas — A long paved road, flanked by desert sand, leads …

What’s more accessible, reliable and universally beloved than a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? Turns out this affordable finger-food staple got its start at high tea.

David Bowie debuted his Ziggy Stardust persona and released The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars in 1972 — the last year humans went to …

NPR’s Steve Inskeep asks retired Rear Admiral and former national security communications adviser John Kirby about President Trump’s address on the war with Iran.

The US Navy’s USS Cincinnati littoral combat ship (LCS) arrives for a port call at the Ream Naval base, located in Cambodia’s southern coast in Preah Sihanouk province, on January …

New federal data shows American farmers are planting millions fewer acres of corn and wheat in response to much higher fertilizer prices since the U.S. attacked Iran.

Demonstrators rally in support of birthright citizenship outside the U.S. Supreme Court as President Donald Trump attends oral arguments in Washington, D.C., on April 1. Kent Nishimura/AFP via Getty Images …

An executive order from President Trump seeks to create federal lists of eligible voters and instructs the Postal Service to send ballots only to approved voters. It faces certain legal …

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington, as Commerce Secretary Howard …

When you hike or ride a bike in Charlotte, N.C., it’s likely you’re on a path built and maintained by volunteers. We’ll meet them in our series Here to Help. …