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Officials across the U.S. are pledging to divest public pensions from Russian funds to protest the invasion of Ukraine — but disentangling the money from Russia is easier said than done.

Gov, Doug Ducey has floated the idea of a $1 billion desalination project to take the salt out of seawater from Mexico and pump it back into the Colorado River.

Slate's Mark Joseph Stern writes that in Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearings last month, Republicans showed that they're moving beyond abortion rights — the issue that's been at the heart of Supreme Court nomination fights for decades.

NPR's Juan Williams analyzes the political battle in the Senate over who might replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

Secretary of State of Condoleezza Rice is making her first trip to Iraq as the nation's top diplomat. NPR's Peter Kenyon is in Baghdad, and he talks to host Liane Hansen about Rice's visit and the United States' efforts to combat insurgents along the Syrian border.

The students went on to become innovators in adaptive technologies and disability rights advocates.

In the first of two reports about the health and sleeping habits of the many Americans who are working nights, we focus on one shift-worker who says he's alert at night, thanks to a rigorous sleep regimen and bright night-time lights.

The Galapagos Islands are home to some of the world's rarest flora and fauna. But the wildlife that inspired naturalist Charles Darwin's theory of evolution are threatened by humans and invasive species.

A new study outlines the causes of a dramatic decline in Chicago-area welfare cases. Researchers found that bureaucratic delays and inefficiency are in large part to blame.

A group of native Spanish speakers and educators has created a program to teach Spanish in their community and create more job opportunities for their peers who typically face barriers in the workplace.