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During heat waves in California, emergency rooms fill up with people. A new study explores who ends up in the ER, and how much healthcare costs will increase in the future as climate change worsens heat.

The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

The iconic American company, U.S. Steel was sold to Nippon Steel in Japan earlier this summer. The sale was years in the making and, on the campaign trail last year, President Trump opposed it. But now, he's approved the sale. And the deal also gives the president himself an outsized say in the future of U.S. Steel. Erika Beras from Planet Money explains what the president calls: a golden share.

Delta Air Lines has said it will use more AI in ticket pricing, which means you could be paying more or less for your next plane ride. Some lawmakers are concerned about fairness.

For nearly 30 years, the nonprofit Songs of Love Foundation has created custom songs for kids with terminal illnesses. Now it has harnessed AI to expand its services to older adults with memory loss.

The Supreme Court has handed DOGE at least a temporary victory. The team can keep accessing information collected by the Social Security Administration, including medical and mental health records.

As the Trump Administration ramps up ICE enforcement, some members of the public are showing up to oppose it, leading to confrontations. We ask experts about the tactics used by ICE and protesters.

Major League Baseball is branching out. It's investing in women's softball. It's an acknowledgement of the popularity of women's sports in the U.S. and could help jumpstart a sustainable league.

A school in New Jersey - Jazz House - is becoming a major training ground for young people interested in jazz performance. This story is excerpted from a longer profile on NPR Music's Jazz Night in America.

With more than $2 billion in federal research grants at stake, the two sides argued before a federal judge about the legality of the White House's cancellation of those funds to Harvard.