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Freshwater crocodiles die every year in Australia from eating poisonous cane toads that humans introduced to the continent. Now scientists have found a way to teach the crocs to avoid the toxic toads.

Cars and trucks have gotten bigger and taller, with deadly consequences for pedestrians. A bill being introduced today in Congress would create federal standards for hood height and visibility.

It's a growing fitness trend. People say wearing a weighted vest when you exercise builds bones, strengthens muscles and improves cardiovascular health. But does research back up these claims?

A brief — and camisole — history behind the conflict over labeling products that are made in the West Bank.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Big Freedia about her new album, "Pressing Onward," and how her childhood singing in the church led her to this moment, fusing gospel with her signature bounce music.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with David Fahrenthold of The Washington Post about President Trump's history of profiting off his presidency.

NPR's Noel King talks to Michael Pillsbury, a senior fellow and director of China strategy at the Hudson Institute and an informal adviser to President Trump, about the U.S. trade war with China.

Paul Kingsnorth self-published The Wake, his tale of the 11th-century Norman conquest of England, written in a pastiche of Old and modern English — and was startled when it became a smash hit.

Along the U.S.-Mexico border, most people favor Hillary Clinton for president and oppose building a wall. But a small group of Trump supporters demonstrates zeal.

Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury revisit their classic story of a family going on a bear hunt (encountering many obstacles along the way) — and preview their new one, Oh Dear, Look What I Got!