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Mike Durglo Jr. has devoted his life to preparing his home and his people for climate change. As the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes climate change coordinator he wrote one of the first tribal climate action plans in the country over 15 years ago.

Montana tribes combine traditional knowledge and Western science in climate plan

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes are moving forward with their climate plan despite the loss of state support and federal funding.

After a career with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea has his first solo album. "I'm making music that occupies its own place in the world and that feels that's good to me," he says of Honora.

Flea on his wild path from childhood to the Chili Peppers: 'Thank God I've changed'

The longtime bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers has his first solo album. "I'm making music that occupies its own place in the world and that feels that's good to me," Flea says of Honora.

Consumer spending has been a key engine of the U.S. economy, but polls show Americans are getting more concerned about their finances.

The U.S. economy grew robustly as Americans continued to spend

The data, which was delayed from October by the government shutdown, comes as the economy takes center stage for voters and the Trump administration.

State report says 2025 was a wild ride for Michigan's forests

The 2025 edition of Forest Health Highlights from the state Department of Natural Resources outlines how Michigan’s forests faced ongoing challenges from invasive species, climate change, and natural disasters.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Rome on May 8.

Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba as Trump raises new threat of military action

President Trump and America's top diplomat on Thursday again raised the specter of U.S. military intervention in Cuba, a day after the administration announced criminal charges against the island's former leader, Raúl Castro.

Swing Shift voters, a group of swing voters in swing states who NPR is routinely speaking with through the next several months. Clockwise from top left: Lee from Nevada, Michelle from Michigan, Wally from Georgia, Jason from North Carolina, Evan from Wisconsin, Gerald from Georgia, Colleen, John and Theresa from Pennsylvania.

These swing voters are adding high gas prices into their political calculations

As part of NPR's Swing Shift project checking in with swing voters, these Americans are split on who is to blame for high gas prices but they all agree it has an impact on their personal finances.

The U.S. Capitol is seen on June 2, 2026.

ICE is now funded through end of Trump's term, raising worries about oversight

The GOP bill signed by President Trump provides roughly $70 billion for immigration enforcement, even as Democrats warn that Congress has ceded its oversight role with the legislation.

Drake performs at Wireless Festival in London in July 2025. His newest release after an unusual fallow period is a set of three albums: Iceman, Maid of Honour and Habibti.

Drake's target audience is you, whoever you are

On three new albums — Iceman, Maid of Honour and Habibti — the streaming era's defining star doubles down on a strategy of abundance, no matter the creative cost.

Cambria CEO Marty Davis speaks on the job site of the countertop company's new $80 million quartz processing plant and rail center in Randolph, Minn., on August 13, 2025. (Photo by The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)

How a CEO and Trump donor is weaponizing tariffs against his rivals

Cambria CEO Marty Davis has successfully asked the U.S. government to put tariffs on quartz. His business competitors are crying foul.

Michigan invests $77 million to restore contaminated areas across the state

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is using $77.6 million of its FY26 state budget for the RenewMI program to facilitate the cleanup of brownfields, or formerly developed sites that contain pollutants.

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