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More kids are eating at fast-food chains like McDonald's, according to a new study, but parents are buying the healthier side options only about half the time.

Apples Or Fries With That? When It Comes To Kids' Meals, Fries Are Hard To Beat

Even though many fast-food chain restaurants are offering healthier sides, a new report says parents choose them only about half the time, and restaurants aren't consistent in how they offer them.

Ivan Medvesek stands in front of one of 21 dioramas in his Froggyland museum. On display is the work of Ferenc Mere, a Hungarian taxidermist who created these exhibits more than a century ago. Medvesek's parents purchased the displays after they were left behind in an attic in what is now Serbia in 1970. After losing revenue in the pandemic, Medvesek says he's selling Froggyland to U.S. investors.

Welcome To Froggyland, The Croatian Taxidermy Museum That May Soon Come To The U.S.

The museum features the work of a Hungarian taxidermist who created anthropomorphized exhibits. It had 50,000 visitors in 2019, but numbers fell during the pandemic and the owner now plans to sell.

Nearly two decades after the 2002 Hayman fire in Colorado, this high-severity burn area near Cheesman Lake is still treeless.

As Wildfires Grow More Intense, Iconic Western Forests May Not Come Back

Extreme fires are more likely with climate change, and they're making it harder for some tree species to regenerate. Ecologists say this could transform large areas of Western forest into grassland.

The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter, as the coronavirus lockdown began. The April-to-June quarter is expected to be worse.

'Tip Of The Iceberg': Economy Shrinks At 4.8% Pace, But Worst Is Yet To Come

The economy contracted in the first quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus began to take its toll and spending dived. It's the first quarterly drop in six years and a likely precursor to a deep recession.

Concert Comes To An Abrupt Halt In Las Vegas When Shots Ring Out

At least 50 people were killed when a shooter opened fire at concert-goers. David Greene talks to Rachel Crosby of the Last Vegas Review-Journal and NPR's Ryan Lucas. Police found the shooter dead.

Nolan Gasser's New Book Explores Musical Taste And Where It Comes From

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Nolan Gasser, chief musicologist and architect of Pandora Radio's Music Genome Project about his book Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste.

After shaky presidential debate performance, what comes next for concerned Democrats?

Days after the first presidential debate, President Biden's campaign is still trying to tamp out suggestions that he should drop out of the race.

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has signed into law a bill that forces death row inmates to choose between the electric chair or a firing squad if lethal injection drugs aren't available. The state's electric chair is seen here in Columbia, S.C.

With Lethal Injections Harder To Come By, Some States Are Turning To Firing Squads

Unable to obtain lethal injection drugs, some states have turned to outmoded alternatives, which also includes the electric chair, to execute prisoners on death row.

A Coney Island Teen Struggles To Come To Terms With His Sexuality In 'Beach Rats'

Eliza Hittman's second film focuses on a repressed gay teenager living in a culture of intense sexual exhibitionism. Critic David Edelstein calls Beach Rats "feverish and gripping."

USC study reveals Hollywood studios are still lagging when it comes to inclusivity

A new University of Southern California report pinpoints areas that need improvement — as well as a few small wins.

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