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Syrian-American cantor Henry Hamra at the Central Synagogue of Aleppo, once the center of a thriving Jewish community in the northern Syrian city. The Syrian government transferred control of Jewish sites in December to Hamra's Jewish heritage organization.

Syria, once home to a large Jewish community, takes steps to return property to Jews

A Jewish heritage foundation has set out to help restore private property appropriated after Syrian Jews left the country.

Gas prices are high. What can you do about it?

With gasoline prices averaging above $4 a gallon nationally, drivers are grappling with a sharp rise in fuel costs. How can you get the most out of every fill-up?

Meet the musical mind behind the nostalgically '80s sound of 'Stranger Things'

NPR's Daniel Estrin asks Nora Felder, the music supervisor for the series "Stranger Things," how she went about scoring the series over its decade-long run which ended this week.

Future NPR critic Bob Mondello and his father Tony Mondello.

I thought I'd heard my dad's voice for the last time. A movie helped me find it again

A period drama, a Supreme Court case and voice our film critic hadn't heard in decades.

A person holds a phone that displays the "Are You Dead?" app in Paris on Jan. 22.

Here's why people say they're using 'Are You Dead?' and apps like it

Safety check-in apps — a way for loved ones to know that you're alive — have become more popular among adults who feel that modern life has made connection and community more difficult to maintain.

Ken Burns wants viewers to give history a second look with 'The American Revolution'

NPR's history podcast Throughline speaks with Ken Burns about his latest documentary, The American Revolution.

Gloria Steinem in her own words

Gloria Steinem used her voice to fight for women's rights throughout her long life. We take time to revisit some of her conversations with NPR, and share some unreleased writings.

Olivia Sanderfoot of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is trying to understand how the smoke billowing off of wildfires is bothering birds — and what can be done to prevent that harm.

Wildfire smoke affects animals in unique ways. Scientists are trying to understand it

The new field of "smoke ecology" examines how wildfire smoke perturbs wild places and animals — and what might be done to prevent its worst mayhem.

F15's maneuver at RAF Lakenheath on Sept. 28, 2026, in Lakenheath, England.

U.S. moves long-range bombers from U.K. And, Israel allegedly warned before Oct. 7

A possible Iranian threat led the U.S. to remove long-range bombers from a U.K. base. And, Israelis are learning that their prime minister may have been warned before the Oct. 7 attacks.

What does marathon training do to your body? A reporter becomes the test subject

Before running the New York City Marathon, NPR's Elissa Nadworny gets a bone scan, blood work and a treadmill test to settle a question from Mom: Is this bad for my body?

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