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Gayle Smith in her office at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C.

The 'Girl Boss' Of USAID Has $22 Billion To Spend And A Tight Deadline

At the top of her list? Pass a bill to help end global hunger, plan for future infectious disease outbreaks and catch up on her aid acronyms.

People rally at the Supreme Court in Washington in January, as the court heard arguments in <em>Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association</em>.

Supreme Court Deadlocks On Challenge To Union Fees

The 4-4 vote means union opponents have failed, for now, to reverse a long-standing decision that allows states to mandate "fair share" fees from nonunion workers.

United States players celebrate a goal against Guatemala during the second half of a World Cup qualifying soccer match Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. The United States beat Guatemala 4-0.

World Cup Qualifying: U.S. Men's Soccer Team — And Its Coach — Get Much-Needed Win

Coach Jürgen Klinsmann's squad beat Guatemala 4-0 to advance to the next round of qualifying matches for the 2018 World Cup. The win also may quell calls for Klinsmann to be fired.

Lisa Elder has taught at Woodside Juvenile Rehabilitation Center for 27 years.

Two Days Inside A Classroom For Young Offenders

Lisa Elder teaches about manners, laundry and a good handshake at a juvenile facility in Vermont.

Hello Tractor's machine can plow and text.

Meet A Tractor That Can Plow Fields And Talk To The Cloud

A city boy came up with a great idea for farmers in Africa: a mini-tractor that costs only $4,000 and has cool digital features.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a rally in March in Albany, N.Y.

N.Y. Restricts Public-Employee Travel To North Carolina Over LGBT Law

New York state joins Seattle, San Francisco and New York City in restricting public-employee travel to North Carolina, which has passed a law that critics say is discriminatory to the LGBT community.

A beehive at Frangiosa Farms, in Parker, Colo. The farm introduced an adopt-a-hive program in 2012. The one-time adoption fees per hive range from $45 to $130 (the latter gets you three jars of honey).

Adopt A Beehive — Save A Beekeeper?

Many of the foods we eat depend on pollination from honeybees. But bees are in trouble, and so are beekeepers — replacing lost hives is expensive. Some have come up with a new source of funding.

The modern broiler, or meat chicken, grows incredibly fast. But some critics say the bird — and the flavor of its meat — may suffer as a result. Whole Foods wants all of its suppliers to shift to slower-growing chicken breeds, like this one, seen at Arkansas-based Crystal Lake Farms.

Why Whole Foods Wants A Slower-Growing Chicken

A modern broiler, or meat chicken, grows incredibly fast. The bird suffers as a result, and some critics say its flavor does too. Now Whole Foods wants its suppliers to shift to slower-growing breeds.

Carli Lloyd (left) and Megan Rapinoe are two of the five star players who filed a wage complaint against U.S. Soccer. The players say that the whole team supports their case, which accuses the national federation of paying male players far more money.

U.S. Women's Soccer Team Members File Federal Equal-Pay Complaint

"I think that we've proven our worth over the years," Carli Lloyd says of the team that's been ranked No. 1 in the world since last July.

Clyde Polly says people have injected the opioid painkiller Opana at his home in Austin, Ind.

Inside A Small Brick House At The Heart Of Indiana's Opioid Crisis

Prescription painkiller abuse sparked an HIV outbreak in rural Indiana. Kelly McEvers takes NPR's new podcast, Embedded, inside the home where IV drug users meet.

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