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In northern California, a group of volunteers spend every night from late fall through winter as crossing guards–escorting migrating salamanders across a rural road.

The music superproducer Quincy Jones died Sunday night at age 91. We revisit a conversation he had with NPR's Michele Norris in 2008.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ralph Basham, the director of the Secret Service during the George W. Bush administration, about Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle's decision to resign.

President Donald Trump says he has agreed to sell the nation's most advanced fighter jet to Saudi Arabia despite concerns that China could gain access to the plane's vaunted American technology.

The plan includes many of Russian President Vladimir Putin's demands. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that his country is at "truly one of the most difficult moments in our history."

At one food pantry in Boston, the spike in demand means there's now a two-week wait for some to receive food, stressing needy families as well as pantry staff.

An age-old Palestinian tradition of making soap in the Israeli-occupied West Bank was recognized by UNESCO. A visit to one factory tells you why.

"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay," Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, has been adapted for opera. It opens Sunday at the Metropolitan Opera.

"The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay," Michael Chabon's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, has been adapted for opera. It opens Sunday at the Metropolitan Opera.

Millions of dollars worth of contraceptives have been stored in Belgium since the U.S. froze foreign aid. A local official says some products were stored improperly and are largely unusable.