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What Are The Ramifications Of The U.S. Leaving The Climate Accord?

President Trump announced on Thursday that the U.S. will leave the Paris climate deal. They are many things that could be affected by that decision, we explain.

University of Connecticut law professor Jessica Rubin, left, and law student Taylor Hansen present arguments as animal advocates in a dogfighting case in Hartford on Tuesday. Connecticut is the first state to allow court-appointed advocates to represent animals in cruelty and abuse cases.

In A First, Connecticut's Animals Get Advocates In The Courtroom

The state's legal advocates are one sign of the emerging field of animal law. In 2000, nine law schools had courses in animal law; by 2015, that number was 151.

A woman exits the voting booth in San Juan during Puerto Rico's nonbinding referendum Sunday. Puerto Rican voters are weighing whether to ask Congress for statehood.

Puerto Rico Overwhelmingly Votes On U.S. Statehood In Nonbinding Referendum

The debt-racked territory voted to become the 51st state in 2012, but Congress never picked up the result.Puerto Rico voted again Sunday and partial results show most voters support U.S. statehood.

Understanding The Productivity Paradox

Economists are worried about a crucial measure of innovation in the economy. That measure is productivity growth. It was surging for decades, but it's been slowing down.

NBA Finals Game 1 Goes to Golden State Warriors Again

The Golden State Warriors took a one game lead in the NBA Finals last night by overwhelming the Cleveland Cavaliers 113 to 91. It’s the third year in a row the Cavaliers have lost the first game of the best-of-seven Finals. Both of Cleveland’s leading scorers Kyrie Irving and LeBron James talked about Game 1 almost as if it didn’t count, saying it was good to get it out of the way. Kyrie Irving did not sound the least bit alarmed about losing the first game to the heavily favored Warriors.

Echis carinatus — aka the carpet viper — is a venomous species that strikes humans in parts of the Middle East and Africa.

Snakebites Make The List Of 'Neglected Tropical Diseases'

They claim about 100,000 lives a year. WHO has now put snakebites on its list of "neglected tropical diseases."

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-K.Y. (left), and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, speak to members of the media outside the West Wing of the White House on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

Just 17 Percent Of Americans Approve Of Republican Senate Health Care Bill

In a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, 55 percent of Americans say they disapprove of the Senate GOP bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.

Albany Symphony Orchestra musicians Jamecyn Morey and Mitsuko Suzuki at Lock E-2 in Waterford, N.Y.

The Erie Canal's 200 years old. Strike up the band.

The first shovels to dig the Erie Canal went into the ground on July 4th, 1817. When it was completed in 1825, the canal transformed the nation’s...

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to reporters in front of his office at the State Capitol in Springfield, on June 30, 2016. Illinois lawmakers had just passed a stop-gap budget. More than a year later, legislators have finally reached a budget deal, which Rauner promptly vetoed.

Illinois Governor Vetoes Budget Deal; Legislators Begin Override

Illinois hasn't passed a budget for two years. The state has billions in unpaid bills. Lawmakers finally struck a deal, including a tax increase — but Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner isn't on board.

Documents Show Backpage.com Controls Sex-Related Ads

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Washington Post reporter Tom Jackman about the discovery of new documents showing that Backpage.com, a website with classified ads, controls sex-related ads on its site. The company has claimed it does not control the ads people post.

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