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Oklahoma has some of the nation's loosest marijuana regulations. Rural utilities say the large greenhouses popping up across the state is straining water and electric infrastructure beyond capacity.

In a Twitter Spaces chat hosted by NPR, the actor discussed his potential run for Texas governor, where he fits — or doesn't — on the political party spectrum, abortion, Amazon unions and more.

The Full Circle Everest team will be scaling Everest next year in an attempt to make history. But it's not just about the climb. They also want to inspire Black people to explore the outdoors.

Former President Donald Trump, who is teasing another run, is holding a large rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Saturday night.

The U.S. travel industry is rebounding after taking massive hits early in the pandemic. But Americans are making different choices now, such as staying closer to home and choosing rural destinations.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with researcher Anne Michelin of Sorbonne University about the recently decoded love letters between French Queen Marie Antoinette and Swedish Count Axel Von Fersen.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to director Fran Kranz about his movie, Mass, which centers on parents coping in the aftermath of a school shooting.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Amor Towles about his latest novel, The Lincoln Highway. Set in 1954, it's about a teenager, his younger brother and a road trip that goes awry.

Dec. 3 is the date on Washington's mind. That's when federal government funding runs out. And, it's the new date for the U.S. to default on its credit after a Senate vote to raise the debt ceiling.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Yale Law School professor Stephen L. Carter about the movies that shaped his view of American democracy.

NPR's Scott Simon revisits a 2018 conversation with Maria Ressa who runs the Filipino investigative news site Rappler. Ressa was one of two journalists awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Harley Blakeman, CEO of Honest Jobs, about the surge of companies looking for employees, and how those often overlooked with criminal convictions can be the perfect fit.