Here & Now

Social Security is speeding toward an economic cliff. But a Senate hearing Wednesday did not offer much encouragement about an off-ramp.

As losses in the war against Ukraine mount, Russian President Vladimir Putin faces fuel shortages at home and manpower shortages in the field.

The largest human composting facility in the nation is soon opening in Maryland, with a capacity to handle 2,000 bodies a year. It’s meeting a growing demand for eco-friendly interment options.

A Senate panel voted along party lines Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions at a recent hearing before the Homeland Security Committee.

A Supreme Court decision from June made it easier to turn away people at the border seeking asylum.

Abdul El-Sayed will face former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers in a race that could determine control of the Senate this November.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded the cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states.

China cutting imports is one reason there isn't a severe global energy crisis.

Keith Russell talks with Townsend about his career in conservation science and birding.

Ranchers along the U.S.-Mexico border are outraged that the federal government is drilling unpermitted wells to pump water from the region's drought-stricken aquifers.