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For the past few years, there hasn't been enough natural snow in Mora, Minn. to carpet the forests for a famed cross-country ski race. Local farmers now volunteer to make snow for the trails.

A 39-year-old man fainted after getting a flu shot at work, so his colleagues called 911. The man turned out to be fine, but the trip to the emergency room cost him his annual deductible.

Senators are to vote on a bill that includes $5.7 billion in funding for a border wall. Steve Inskeep talks to GOP Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina. NPR's Kelsey Snell weighs in on the topic.

The 2,500-page National Defense Authorization Act, which tells the Pentagon how to spend its budget, is headed to President Trump's desk for signature. A look at its key provisions.

Carl reads three quotes from the week's news: Faster, Higher, Stronger; Tour de Gaffe; and A Stake Through the Heart.

COVID-19 safety protocols at Albertsons Stadium during football season has been a hot topic of conversation. But men’s and women’s basketball seasons will tip off in just a few short weeks, when thousands of fans are expected to pour into Extra Mile Arena.

Ice is usually ephemeral; it doesn't last that long before melting. But some ice on our planet has stayed frozen for millions of years, according to scientists on a quest to find the oldest ice.

After school "learning hubs" are helping some high school students in North Carolina catch up on academic time lost due to COVID — and stay on track for graduation.

The lack of a Trump endorsement hasn't stopped individual Republican candidates from selling themselves to voters as the most Trump-like in the primary.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ben Rhodes, former advisor to President Obama, about his new book which explores the decline of democracy abroad — and warns that it could happen here, too.