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New York City has more that 400 subway stops. One straphanger is trying to break the record for reaching all of them the fastest.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of Meadlowark Media about the NBA conference finals and the Florida Panthers' surprising run in the NHL playoffs.

A major point of contention in debt-ceiling negotiations is tougher work requirements for safety-net programs.

U.S. consumers are showing an increased interest in prolonging the life of the things they own, rather than throwing them out. But some products are easier to fix than others.

Scott Simon talks with journalist Rachel Louise Snyder. After writing an acclaimed book about domestic violence, she's out with a new coming-of-age memoir, "Women We Buried, Women We Burned."

Scientists are relying more and more on non-scientists to help them gather data. That was the case recently on North Carolina's coast, where volunteers spent a day counting terrapin turtles.

In Oregon, psychedelics are moving from illegal status to an approved product. But this brave new world comes with lots of regulations and challenges, including training psychedelic 'facilitators.'

It turns out that bears like cupcakes about as much as humans do. And they can eat far more in one sitting. Or one standing.

Historian Simon Sebag Montefiore has compiled a playlist to go along with his book, "The World."

The U.S. Treasury predicts the U.S. won't run out of money until June 5, giving Congress and the White House a bit more time to negotiate a deal over the debt ceiling.