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New words that enter the dictionary must meet three criteria, says Merriam-Webster lexicographer Kory Stamper: widespread use, sustained use and meaningful use. Originally broadcast April 19, 2017.

Historian Mary Beard says many of our popular notions about the empire are based on culture rather than fact. Her new book is called SPQR. Originally broadcast Nov. 30, 2015.

School bus drivers have been steadily leaving the profession for nearly two decades. As school districts contend with the intensifying labor shortage, one unconventional event celebrates the people who have chosen to stay behind the wheel.

Check this blog throughout the day and evening for updates and photos from NHPR reporters and contributors in the field. We'll be covering eight candida...

It came down to penalty kicks — and two of the U.S. women's soccer team players missed theirs against Sweden Friday, ending their run in Rio's Summer Games.

A big meditation on the meaning of ancestry and family. We'll talk to the author of the celebrated new book "Inheritance."

States are starting to administer their first doses of two newly FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccines. It marks a new phase in the pandemic, but what's that mean for you?

Ahead of the release of Perfume Genius' fifth studio album, two NPR Music writers discuss how Mike Hadreas' career has helped set a new standard for the exploration of movement and identity in rock.

Are parents, teachers and the public feeling as divided as the headlines make it seem? A pair of new NPR/Ipsos polls reveals division, to be sure, but also surprising consensus.

Columbus saw less than an inch of rain during the entire month of August. While that's led to some crunchy lawns and thirsty gardens, Ohio's state climatologist says it's still not as bad as last year's record drought.