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Heavy rain caused flash flooding in parts of the northeast on Monday. Climate change is fueling more intense rainstorms that drop more water in shorter periods of time.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author and journalist Tim Weiner about his new book, The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century.

On Wild Card, guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Celine Song shares a story from her childhood about the early signs that she'd become a movie director.

The squirting cucumber doesn't get its name for nothing. And it's why her supervisor, who studies biomechanics, was so excited about them. Gorges searched for the plant on YouTube, and turned up this David Attenborough video.

Nominations for the 77th Emmy awards were announced Tuesday. Apple's streaming service did well this year, with Severance and The Studio scoring lots of noms.

Wimberley, Texas, was the site of a devastating flash flood on Memorial Day weekend in 2015. Ten years later, the city has rebuilt with such floods in mind, but still feels the effects emotionally.

On-screen portrayals of mental illness have changed since One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest came out 50 years ago.

MLB first introduced automated robot umpired during spring training earlier this year and believes they're ready for prime time.

Andrea Gibson was a queer poet who's been called a "rock star of poetry slams." They died at 49 after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer four years ago.

Years ago, scientists moved eggs of a federally threatened frog from Mexico to Southern California. Audio monitoring -- with an AI assist -- now shows the complicated conservation effort is working.