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  • Bush, Kerry Talk Environment on Earth Day
    President Bush visits an estuary in Wells, Maine, to mark Earth Day, an event observed since 1970 to highlight environmental-conservation efforts. The president said his administration is tough on polluters but friendly to industry as well. Democratic challenger John Kerry took a far dimmer view of Bush's environmental record. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.
  • Protestors Take to State Capitol for Third Day
    The halls of the state Capitol are expected to be packed again today as the state legislature prepares to vote on a proposal to strip state employees of…
  • In his Memorial Day address at Arlington National Cemetery, President Bush said the United States must continue fighting terrorism in the name of those who have already died fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.
    Bush Marks Memorial Day at Arlington Cemetery
    Americans honored their war dead at military cemeteries and other venues across the nation on Monday to mark Memorial Day. For the 138th observance of the solemn holiday at Arlington National Cemetery, President Bush laid the traditional wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns.
  • Today is Election Day. Here's what that means
  • Four U.S. soldiers, runners for the 315th Infantry, pose in France in November 1918. The troops reportedly carried official orders to Lt. Col. Bunt near Etraye, France, shortly before noon, Nov. 11, 1918, announcing that the armistice had been signed, thereby ending World War I.
    WWI Poetry: On Veterans Day, The Words Of War
    Veterans Day — originally Armistice Day — was renamed in 1954 to include veterans who had fought in all wars. But the day of remembrance has its roots in World War I — Nov. 11, 1918 was the day the guns fell silent at the end of the Great War.
  • Whatever happened to the 'period day off' policy?
    In 2017, two Indian firms began offering workers a day off for a painful period — earning much praise but also some criticism. We wondered if this policy is gaining favor in India and beyond.
  • Pot And Beer On State Ballots This Election Day
    Having legalized marijuana, Colorado votes whether to impose a 25 percent tax. Portland, Maine, will decide whether to legalize pot. And Hyde Park, Utah, voters will decide whether to allow beer sales.
  • Baseball's Opening Day Brings With It Weird Food
    The Pirates take a hot dog and Cracker Jacks covered in mac 'n cheese on naan bread. The Braves have the Sausage Sundae: mac 'n cheese, mashed potatoes and pulled pork inside a split smoked sausage.
  • Citizens of Paris, headed by the National Guards, storm the Bastille prison in an event which has come to be seen as the start of the French Revolution, 14th July 1789.
    'La Marseillaise' Unmasked: A Bastille Day Puzzler
    From movies and musicals to hit songs, the French national anthem has been appropriated in many contexts. Are you enough of a Francophile to spot them?
  • Talks on Iraq's Future to Reconvene in 10 Days
    Initial efforts at forming a post-Saddam Hussein government in Iraq end with an agreement to meet again in 10 days. About 100 representatives of Iraq's Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish communities met with retired U.S. Army Gen. Jay Garner, who has been selected by the Bush administration to oversee the re-establishment of an Iraqi state. Hear NPR's Mike Shuster and NPR's Tom Gjelten.
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