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Oyster harvests in the Gulf of Mexico have declined dramatically. Now scientists are working to rebuild oyster reefs, helped by settlement money from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

A New England Journal of Medicine study looks at death rates for children in the U.S. and compares them to rates from countries around the world.

Taylor Swift has famously stayed out of politics, but that changed Sunday with a stirring endorsement of Tennessee Democrats. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Washington Post reporter Emily Yahr about Swift's surprising reversal.

Worsening wildfire smoke has become an annual annoyance that's starting to affect the state's economy. Retailers, tourist outfits and even realtors say they're planning differently for 2019.

Senate Republicans confirm they have hired a female attorney to question Brett Kavanaugh and his first accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, during a hearing Thursday.

The audit has been called a political gesture to placate anti-abortion groups that oppose use of the tissue. Fetal tissue has played a part in developing vaccines and medical treatments.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Lisa Banks, a lawyer for Christine Blasey Ford, following the Senate's procedural vote to move Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh forward to a final Senate vote.

The Minnesota Legislature passed a bailout to make coverage under the Affordable Care Act more affordable, rejected an option for bare-bones insurance and is floating a state-sponsored public option.

Ahead of Super Bowl Sunday, David Greene talks to Jose Villa, president of the marketing firm Sensis, about ads that touch on themes of immigrant suffering and striving in America.

So much of today's high quality TV already feels like a distant homage to Twin Peaks. That may make it hard for co-creators David Lynch and Mark Frost to surprise fans with their revival.