A 90-day pause on triple-digit U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods has left exporters and importers in a high state of uncertainty. Factory owners in China tell NPR that orders are down overall.

Hells Canyon is the deepest river canyon in the United States. Now scientists have solved the mystery of when it formed.

Five years after George Floyd's murder sent employers rushing to hire diversity experts, big companies are backing away from their DEI promises -- and the employees they hired to work on them.

Why is building affordable housing so hard these days? We talk to author Derek Thompson about his new book with Ezra Klein, <a href=" about what they believe is keeping affordable housing out of reach ...

Gen Z and younger millennials are the most climate literate generations the world has ever seen. They learned about climate ...

Inspired by a trip to sunny Italy in 1907, Swedish composer Wilhelm Stenhammar composed his "Serenade." It's considered one of his greatest orchestral works, and it's today's Midday Masterpiece.

Over the first two weeks of his trial, witnesses have testified how Sean Combs has allegedly used his power and influence to coerce victims to do his bidding, and to conceal his activities.

President Trump wants to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. We visit Worchester, Massachusetts, which once made things like wire and paper, to see how manufacturing there has changed.

Robin Young brings more than 25 years of broadcast experience to her role as host of Here & Now. She is a Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker who has also reported for NBC, CBS and ABC ...

Many in agriculture are worried that Trump administration tariffs will be bad for their bottom lines. The American sheep industry, though, is cautiously optimistic.

Today on the show, we bring you a special episode from the Understood feed at CBC podcasts. It's an excerpt from a series ...

Lewis Pugh wants to change public perceptions and encourage protections for sharks — which he said the film maligned as ...