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Florida plans to eradicate the giant African land snail, again. The recent discovery of a population of the invasive snail, which carries a disease-causing parasite, has one county under quarantine.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with ESPN editor Dale Johnson about FIFA's announcement that artificial intelligence cameras will help make offsides calls at the upcoming World Cup.

A litter of endangered red wolves was recently born in captivity. There are about 250 red wolves in the U.S. and these four were an unexpected surprise because the male was thought too old to breed.

Nuclear power is having a moment, fueled by a desire to move away from more polluting power sources. But critics say the technology has too much baggage and isn't necessary for a clean energy future.

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who killed George Floyd, will be sentenced on federal civil rights charges as part of a plea deal and will likely serve addition time behind bars.

Invasive green crabs are destroying marine ecosystems in the United States. A New Hampshire distillery is making crab-flavored whiskey to take them on.

The Filipino government has ordered the online news site Rappler to shut down, but the publication's founder, Nobel Prize winning journalist Maria Ressa, says she plans to fight the order in court.

WNBA star Brittney Griner plead guilty to drug charges in Russian court Thursday.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Nadine Domond, head of women's basketball at Virginia State University, about the work to bring attention to Brittney Griner's case.

President Biden gives the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation's highest civilian honor — to a group of 17 people who in large part sum up his political brand.