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A major legal settlement is poised to bring sweeping changes to big-time college athletics, including allowing schools to pay players directly for the first time.

Warmer temperatures are making for longer and more intense pollen seasons, and more severe hay fever symptoms. A new review of research finds these changes are already contributing to rising rates of hay fever.

The U.S. Naval Academy faces off against St. Johns College, the Great Books school, in the 41st annual croquet match in Annapolis that draws thousands to what is essentially a Gatsbyesque lawn party.

Republican Sen. Todd Young of Indiana speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about a range of China issues, from the administration's trade war with Beijing to China's growing advantage in biotechnology.

For 25 years, Francois Clemmons played the role of Officer Clemmons on the beloved children's program "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood." Clemmons joined the cast of the show in 1968, becoming the first Black actor to have a recurring role on a kids TV series.

Is academic freedom fading on U.S. campuses? A Republican student group credits Trump's election with expanding their ability to speak out, while others discuss how his policies are reshaping campus life and academic fields.

A majority of Catholics and evangelicals backed Trump on Election Day. But some say his promise to enact a mass deportation of migrants threatens their churches. In a new report, they argue that 80% who would be at risk of deportation are Christians.

Investors worry that tariffs could slow the economy and raise prices, House Republicans approved a budget narrowly after some pushback from conservatives, the Supreme Court says the Trump administration must "facilitate" the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador.

Black Mirror season 7 is out now on Netflix. Charlie Brooker, the show's creator, says he's "worrying in what I hope is an entertaining way" in an interview with NPR's A Martínez.

From AI research to historical preservation, programs funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities reach every corner of the U.S. Now the government has terminated those grants.