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Why do we have leap years, and what are we supposed to do — or not do — with our rare extra day? NPR's Morning Edition spoke with experts in astronomy, history and economics to find out.

Tuesday's municipal elections in Israel will be the first vote since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and counteroffensive in Gaza. Both Jews and Palestinians are on the ticket in Tel Aviv.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Kara Swisher about her tell-all book on the titans of the tech industry. It's called Burn Book: A Tech Love Story.

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson sat down with Morning Edition in Detroit days ahead of the state's primary to discuss her approach to election security in 2024.

The Baltimore Sun was bought last month by David D. Smith, a media executive known for his conservative political advocacy. He's already changing the nearly 200-year-old newspaper.

Extreme wildfires have destroyed about one-fifth of all giant sequoia trees. To safeguard their future, the National Park Service is planting seedlings that could better survive a hotter climate.

With sanctions now imposed on some West Bank Israeli settlers, a visit to a West Bank community where one Israeli led a campaign of destruction after the Oct. 7 attacks.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with guest puzzler Greg Pliska and listener Tom Gould from Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Analysis of another busy week in politics — from former President Donald Trump's big win in South Carolina to the national political implications of the Alabama Supreme Court's IVF ruling.

A New York jury says National Rifle Association executives, including longtime head Wayne LaPierre, are liable for mismanagement.