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One small town in Michigan is debating whether to allow data centers. It's a topic getting pushback all over the country. The Planet Money team explores the hot button issue.

UN officials say it is difficult to estimate just how many civilians have been killed in El Fasher, a city in Sudan's Darfur region that fell to a brutal paramilitary force.

With federal food benefits hanging in the balance, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are facing mounting pressure to end the government shutdown.

The major airlines are pressing lawmakers to end the government shutdown. NPR's A Martinez speaks to Geoff Freeman, CEO of the U.S. Travel Association, about the effect on the airline industry.

The World Series returns to Toronto Friday night with the Blue Jays just one win away from their first title since 1993.

Sean Carter speaks with his mom, Jenny Carter, two decades after a car crash left him with a severe brain injury. They speak about her being his full-time caregiver and what the future holds.

President Trump said Thursday that the U.S. would begin testing nuclear weapons again for the first time in decades. But what would that involve?

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Soumaya Hamdi, the wife of British journalist Sami Hamdi who was detained by ICE. His visa was revoked after the U.S. accused him of supporting terrorism.

On this day in 1926, legendary magician Harry Houdini passed away at Detroit’s Grace Hospital. After being punched unexpectedly in the stomach while unbraced during a Montreal stop on his tour, Houdini performed in Detroit with a high fever. The blows led to or worsened appendicitis, and Houdini died at age 52 on Halloween. His last words were reportedly, "I'm tired of fighting..."

Michigan’s legal marijuana industry association is asking a judge to put the brakes on implementing a new excise tax on marijuana while a legal challenge is underway.