Rep. Adam Smith, the Democratic leader of the Armed Services Committee, says Trump's oil blockade is about driving Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro out of power more than anything.

The state already has the highest uninsured rate in the country. KERA’s Abigail Ruhman reports.

Our go-to book expert, Traci Thomas of The Stacks podcast, talks with host Scott Tong about a few of her top picks for the best books of 2025.

With box office revenues continuing to slump, a major studio up for sale, and the announcement that the Academy Awards will go to YouTube in 2029, this has been a tumultuous year in Hollywood.

Can humans form real relationships with artificial intelligence? Kids are treating AI chatbots like companions, led on by models that are deceptively human-sounding by design.

The Lumbee Tribe has been pushing for federal recognition for over a century. Last week, they finally achieved that goal through the passage of a defense bill in Congress. But not all tribes are happy ...

We also touch on what changes to expect in the new year once much of President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill takes effect.

Early this year, the Trump administration threatened to cut tens of thousands of staff from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Bi-partisan pushback seemed to turn that plan around. But now the VA ...

The Kentucky bourbon brand said it took the "opportunity to invest in site enhancements." But industry experts are pointing to the White House tariff wars as a cause.

Here & Now ‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Associated Press reporter Eric Tucker about what’s new and what’s next following the Department of Justice’s partial release of documents about convicted ...

A new play about a boy with craniofacial differences opened in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The actors playing the boy also have similar facial differences.

“KPop Demon Hunters” is one of the biggest cultural phenomena of 2025. Here & Now ‘s Scott Tong talks about the music, the movie’s portrayal of Korean culture, and why it is such a breakout hit with ...