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Rare earths are used in communications, health care and national security. China blocked rare earths to Japan in 2010, but analysts say the threat — regardless of the trade war — may be hollow.

Horwitz, who died Monday, spoke to Fresh Air in '98 about Confederates in the Attic, his book about the legacy of the Civil War. Plus, Maureen Corrigan reviews his latest book, Spying on the South.

Dozens of cities have ambitious plans to get their electricity from clean or renewable sources. But those goals can clash with power providers, whose priority remains economics, not climate change.

WUGA and Athens-Clarke County Library have partnered to organize events that facilitate the reading and discussion of the Mueller Report this summer so…

"Respect is a two-way street, and so is accountability," a company official announced. Riders will get advice on how to improve their ratings before being deactivated, including being polite.

The 2018 arrest of Vermont teenager Jack Sawyer raised some big legal questions. Among them: At what point does a thought — or even a plan — become a crime?

Six other states have recently passed laws banning abortions. More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers approved the Louisiana bill, along with all of the Republicans.

In 2016, almost half of all in-person voters checked in to their polling place electronically. There are no federal regulations for the technology they used.

Retailers across the country have begun to capitalize on the rising popularity of CBD, a newly legalized form of cannabis with alleged calming and pain-relieving properties.

Helen Danis grew up during the Great Depression and didn't go to her prom. Her granddaughter decided to right the wrong, and that her son's high school prom was the perfect opportunity.