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Two years ago, the successful union drive at this plant was expected to spark victories throughout the South. But now, as members vote to make their contract official, momentum has fizzled.

A surprising new study shows that baby chickens react the same way that humans do when tested for something called the "bouba-kiki effect," which has been linked to the emergence of language.

How come it feels like it's all bad news in the global economy these days? According to one economist, something he calls the "doom loop."

Keeping students off their devices is the new norm in many schools. We talked to students and educators at one Kentucky school to see how it's working.

South Carolina is seeing the biggest measles outbreak in the U.S. in decades, spreading mainly among unvaccinated children. At the epicenter is a story as much about politics as it is about a virus.

The sport of ski mountaineering is new to the Winter Olympics this year but its origins go back more than a century in the Alps.

On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. 10% Happier author Dan Harris talks about a moment of kindness from a stranger.

NPR's Erika Ryan reports from the site of one of the nation's largest sewage spills ever — just outside of Washington, D.C. — in January.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Victor Schwartz, founder of New-York-based wine importer VOS Selections, about prevailing at the Supreme Court in his case against some of President Trump's tariffs.

Figure skater Alysa Liu made a gold-winning comeback. She shared her new outlook on skating.