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The federal government promised almost 30 years ago to find a place to bury nuclear waste from power plants. It hasn't. So 70,000 tons of waste is piling up at power plants around the country, and a federal appeals court has told the government it needs to prove the temporary solution is truly safe.

Over the next two months, more than 300 draft and riding horses will be transported by ferry to Mackinac Island.

Some municipal water utilities are taking emergency measures to sequester some employees to assure that they can keep the water flowing as the coronavirus spreads.

Boys are lagging behind girls in school; on average, they get worse grades, take fewer advanced classes and are less likely to graduate. To find out why boys are taking a back seat in education, host Michel Martin speaks with Christina Hoff Sommers, resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and author of 'The War Against Boys.'

Kimmel says he thought he was going to stop; then he didn't.

Carl reads three quotes from the week's news: A Romney Landslide; Rupert's Tweets; Obama's Secret.

A photographer and writer follow Ukrainian families whose lives have been upended by conflict since 2014. Their stories show an enduring will to live, even as war rages on around them.

It's the first in a series of conversations between host Rachel Martin and NPR sports correspondent Mike Pesca. Pesca digs deeper into big sports stories from the week, and brings one wildcard story that stayed under the radar.

A federal judge has put a temporary stay on deportations after President Trump's executive order. We examine the legal questions ahead as groups challenge it in courts.

Three Chinese astronauts are back on earth after they had to prolong their stay in outer space due to space debris hitting their spacecraft.