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Amber and Neil Petersen serve lunch to two of their children, 11-year-old Eden and 4-year-old Jack, while visiting Amber's parents in Iowa City, Iowa.

More people are juggling work and kids -- and finding they can't give 100% to both

A new Pew survey finds many working parents feel they cannot give 100% at either work or home. Benefits like paid sick leave and more affordable childcare could help.

Worried about their voter registration status, Mancelona residents Mikkie and Jon Morley head to their local township office to make sure they're ready for the August primaries. (Photo : Austin Rowlader / IPR News)

Antrim clerk's access to voter rolls suspended by state; Could wave energy power Beaver Island?

The state Bureau of Elections has suspended Victoria Bishop's ability to see or modify the qualified voter file, or QVF. State officials wrote that she was told not to alter the file, but did anyway.

As clerk loses access to rolls, Antrim voters wonder if they've been canceled

Victoria Bishop gets banned from the Qualified Voter File. Some voters are concerned she may have changed their status.

Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel (Michael) Leiter arrives for a photo with Lebanese Ambassador to the United States Nada Hamadeh, State Department Counselor Michael Needham, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Michael Waltz, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa before working-level peace talks at the State Department on April 14 in Washington.

Israeli ambassador to U.S. says Israel is 'not going to withdraw from South Lebanon'

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Israel's ambassador to the U.S. Michael Leiter about the peace deal the Trump administration says it's made with Iran.

Harlem Quartet on Performance Today: June 16, 2026

Hear music from the Harlem Quartet, recorded in Traverse City at City Opera House.

Standing with her boyfriend, Carson McDonald, on June 4, Chloe Troub believes it's insulting to say it's a renter's market given the sheer cost of rent.

Is it a renter's market? It depends on where you live

About 40% of rentals on Zillow offer move-in deals, like a month of free rent, thanks to a construction boom that created an apartment surplus in some parts of the United States.

Eve performs a Tiny Desk concert at NPR in Washington, D.C.

Eve: Tiny Desk Concert

The fresh arrangements, the emcee's commanding performance and the audience's enthusiastic response shows that Eve's music remains timeless.

Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin speaks during a June 11 press conference.

Voting officials fear DHS may actually be a threat to elections this year

Voting officials worry that the Department of Homeland Security will not be a partner helping to secure elections, but rather a threat seeking to undermine results that President Trump dislikes.

Fluorescent proteins, seen inside this transparent Danionella fish, allow scientists to track processes in its brain and body. Researchers at a major brain science center hope that studying Danionella fish will reveal new information about the brain-behavior connection.

Is a transparent fish the future of brain science? This center is betting on it

One of the world's leading brain research centers is shifting away from fruit flies and toward a tiny, transparent fish. The goal: to understand how brains control the behavior of an animal or human.

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., attends a rally opposing the SAVE America Act outside the U.S. Capitol on March 18 in Washington.

Faith's role in U.S. politics 'requires humility,' not certainty, says Sen. Warnock

Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia about his new book, "The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning of America."

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