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Faced with financial issues, the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater closed its Chelsea location in 2017.

Comedy Community Mourns The 'End Of An Era' As UCB Closes New York Locations

Upright Citizens Brigade, the improv mainstay and launchpad for many comics, will no longer have a physical space in New York City. Despite UCB's flaws, "people are grieving," a former UCBer says.

Church Street is a central shopping street in Burlington, Vt., where a pre-pandemic influx of remote workers is increasing as more people are working from home.

Small Cities Are A Big Draw For Remote Workers During The Pandemic

Employees' ability to work from home could transform small metro areas and change where Americans choose to live.

ApiJect makes a disposable injection device that the company says can be mass produced to deliver vaccines and medications around the world.

As Vaccine Approvals Loom, U.S. Funds A Backup Plan For Delivery

As the U.S. prepares for what will likely be the largest vaccination program in its history, the Trump administration plans to loan $590 million to a Connecticut company with a novel technology.

Memory athletes like Sue Jin Yang — competing here in the 17th annual USA Memory Championship in New York City in 2014 — wear headphones to block out distractions as they memorize the order of decks of cards.

Maybe You, Too, Could Become A Super Memorizer

After six weeks of training, people could memorize twice as much. Areas of the brain had begun communicating in new ways — a lot like what happens inside the heads of world memory champions.

Medical graduates from Iran, in Philadelphia on research fellowships, anxiously await results of their U.S. medical residency applications. The Trump administration's immigration executive order has put added stress on "match week" for them.

Travel Ban Adds Stress To 'Match Week' For Some Doctors

A medical residency program is the next training step for newly minted doctors, and awaiting "the match" can be tense. For some international students, Trump's travel ban has made that tension worse.

Entomologist Nancy Miorelli holds two owl butterflies at the Mariposario in Mindo, Ecuador.

To Put You At Ease With Creepy-Crawlies, Entomologists Face Your Fears

Nancy Miorelli posts photos of insects on her face on social media in hopes that the images will help normalize insects.

Amy Clayton teaches a fifth-grade history class at St. Jerome Academy in Hyattsville, Md. The school, which almost closed eight years ago, has experienced growth over the past few years, largely due to an influx of Catholic families who were drawn to Hyattsville by a desire to live among others who share their values.

Catholics Build 'Intentional' Community Of Like-Minded Believers

Nationally, Americans are growing disenchanted with traditional religion. But in a Maryland suburb, Catholics seeking more spiritual lives are banding together with others who share their values.

Because a high pH level makes cigars fairly alkaline, consuming tart candies like Skittles or Starbursts can help neutralize the palate.

Skittles, Champagne And Cigars: A New Generation Of Flavor Pairings

Cigar sommeliers are becoming increasingly popular in fine restaurants and hotels, pairing the nuanced flavor of tobacco with beverages, and using tart candies like Skittles to cleanse the palate.

Trump Budget Director Mick Mulvaney points to an image of a border fence, making the case to reporters on Tuesday that there will be a border wall.

For The Deal-Making Trump, Compromise Seems To Be A Dirty Word

Ironically, President Trump seems irritated with the need to make deals. He is eager to make threats and change rules, but the American system was set up to curb a president's power.

What Are The Implications Of Seeking Tougher Sentences For Drug Crimes?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Marc Mauer of the Sentencing Project and Marc Levin of Right on Crime about the possible impacts of seeking the strongest possible charges for drug crimes.

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