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Actors rehearse for "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," opening Dec. 5, 2025 at the Historic Elk Rapids Town Hall. (Photo courtesy of Rob Ford)

‘Shazam!’: Elk Rapids Players build community in a newly rescued town hall

For the Elk Rapids Players, this weekend's production of “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” might actually be the best Christmas pageant ever, thanks to the recent acquisition of the theater group's home.

When seniors call for help, who responds? A Cadillac woman’s death highlights a larger problem

HUD call-for-aid requirements, insurance concerns and unclear monitoring systems impact safety for seniors living independently.

Canadian Museum of Nature researchers Natalia Rybczynski (left), Danielle Fraser and Marisa Gilbert examine the bones of Epiaceratherium itjilik.

This High Arctic rhino may change what we know about ancient animal migrations

A 23-million-year-old rhinoceros fossil is reshaping scientists' understanding of mammal evolution.

Manitou Winds (2025): Jeanmarie Riccobono, Michael Beery, Laura Hood, Sam Clark, Lauren Murphy

A decade in, it's a new era for Manitou Winds

The ensemble celebrates its tenth annual "Winter Songs and Carols" concert this month.

Members of the Pentagon press corps walk out of the Pentagon as a group after turning in their press credentials on Oct. 15. On Thursday, The New York Times sued the Defense Department and Secretary Pete Hegseth over its new media policy.

'New York Times' lawsuit creates a new headache for Pentagon chief Hegseth

The Times accuses Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth of violating its constitutional rights with a press policy that, the paper says, deprives the public of access to critical national security information.

'There's no 911 for us': Inside America's elite urban search and rescue teams

America's urban search and rescue teams are facing financial and political pressure. However, their work has never been more in demand, as weather disasters become increasingly common.

Announcing the NPR Student Podcast Challenge for 2026 — and a very special prize!

The annual contest for students in grades four through 12 is back for its eighth year — this time with a special prize for a podcast that marks the 250th anniversary of the United States.

Hepatitis B: What parents should know about the virus and the vaccine

For decades, newborns in the U.S. have been given the hepatitis B vaccine. This could change. A CDC vaccine advisory panel may vote to end that routine vaccination. Here's what parents should know.

U.S. health care is broken. Here are 3 ways it's getting worse

One year after UnitedHealthcare's CEO was shot and killed, the crisis in U.S. health care is intensifying — even for the companies and investors who make money from it.

Computing has been one of the few areas where prices have decreased over time while many other things have seen large increases. Technological advances have underpinned a consistent drop in the cost of computing, but experts say that this may be reaching the end of the road.

In an era of rising prices, computers have gotten cheaper. (And why that may end)

One thing has bucked the trend of rising prices: computing. Technological advances have underpinned a consistent drop in the cost of computers. But experts say that this may be reaching a limit.

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