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The details about the NSA's foreign surveillance programs are still not fully understood. And for many people, neither are the terms associated with some of the stories. What, exactly, is "metadata"? What does an "algorithm" do? We've tried to explain.

The vast web of geometries traced out in light shows you cities as a kind of infestation. They're like living networks spreading across the planet.

As part of the All Things Considered series "Men in America," producer Viet Le shares his frustrations with shopping for clothes as an extra-small man.

In an interview with NBC News, Trump refused to rule out military force to acquire Greenland. His remarks come a day after Vice President JD Vance's scaled back visit to the island.

A bellwether is usually a state or county that signals how the whole country will go. But some look to baseball to predict the next president.

Firefighters are on the front lines of the effort to regulate PFAS because they have been particularly exposed to these chemicals through their jobs and equipment.

Duvall appeared in over 90 films over the course of his career, imbuing stock Hollywood types — cowboys, cops, soldiers — with a nuanced sense of vulnerability.

An unusually large number of earthquakes have hit South Carolina this year, but scientists don't know why. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on Aug. 26, 2022.)

The commercial impact of the Michael Jackson biopic Michael is reaching well beyond the global box office.

President Trump boasted of a improving economy in a speech to small-business owners Tuesday. But those gains could be jeopardized by his escalating trade battles.