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Inside the Hoh Rain Forest in Washington state, acoustics experts have attempted to preserve a location free of human-made noise. They call it One Square Inch of Silence.

The town of Indiana, Penn., says it's the "Christmas Tree Capital Of The World." But Estacada, Ore., also lays claim to this prestigious holiday title. Thus begins a holiday-spirited battle.

The number of Republican women in Congress is dropping as Democrats seat even more female members. Republican women say their party hasn't done enough to recruit strong candidates and support them.

Residents, business owners and political leaders in the border city are bracing for President Trump's implementation of a 5% tariff on all goods coming from Mexico that would begin June 10th.

Kempner talks to NPR's Don Gonyea about her documentary The Spy Behind Home Plate, which is about Morris "Moe" Berg, a professional baseball player who gathered intelligence for the U.S. during WWII.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with New York Times reporter Kim Severson about her story that actress Asia Argento, one of Harvey Weinstein's most vocal critics during the #MeToo movement, has been paying off her own accuser.

With two ed-related ballot initiatives and teachers seeking every level of office, up to the governor, support for education seems to be lingering well past the Arizona teacher walkouts in April.

On Tuesday, voters in Florida will choose their candidates for November's election to replace Republican Gov. Rick Scott.

Criminal charges against a chemical company that flooded during Hurricane Harvey are raising two big questions: When is pollution an accident? And when is it a crime?

The relationship between President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions appears to be at a nadir. They traded public barbs Thursday, and even Sessions' allies say he could be replaced.