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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., about President Trump's budget bill, his own concerns about the legislation, and some of the changes he hopes to see.

Attendance at Philadelphia's Penn Museum has shot up since the Global Guides first tours in 2018. The refugee and immigrant docents receive training in archaeology, ancient history and story-telling.

Graphic novelist Henry Barajas is finding success by incorporating Mesoamerican history — and his own family's past — into his work.

A fossil of an armadillo-like mammal appears to bear cut marks from butchering by humans, suggesting people were living in South America at least 20,000 years ago, even earlier than once thought.

The Biden administration is touting the third anniversary of the bipartisan infrastructure law that pumped billions into roads, bridges, airports and more. But there's been little political benefit.

Certain prepared pasta dishes were recalled from retailers like Trader Joe's, Kroger and Walmart between June and October. Health officials urge customers to dispose of them and clean their fridges.

Environmental officials are inspecting toxic waste sites in southeast Texas that were flooded and potentially damaged last week.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington Post's Lisa Bonos about Facebook's new dating app.

Nasima, an Afghanistan native who is retired from the U.S. Air Force, said she was devastated by the fatal shooting of a West Virginia National Guardsman, but now worries that Afghans will no longer be welcomed to the U.S.

The Santa Monica Museum of Art reopened as the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. The first show features Ramirez, a Mexican migrant worker who spent much of his life in mental institutions.