This week on Get Out There, we cool down from the summer heat with a dip in the pool, a swim in the bay, a lick of ice cream, and a swing at indoor putt putt.

Many beauty products, especially those marketed to African-American women, contain potentially toxic ingredients.

A new study finds a link to warming temperatures and a rise in baseball home runs.

Virginia is hiring contact tracers and launching apps to contain the spread of COVID-19. It will give the state a better handle on cases, but could also allow officials to order sick patients to stay ...

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery, as June 19 was the day enslaved people in Texas learned they were free. Now a federal holiday, the actual practices for marking the day still vary widely.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nebraska state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh, a Democrat, about her weeks-long filibuster over a bill she says is "legislating hate." ...

Israeli nationalists marched through Palestinian neighborhoods of Jerusalem Tuesday, heightening tensions and providing a first test for the new Israeli government.

This week, we make our triumphant return to Tucson, and political consultant David Axelrod makes his return to our show. He helped get Obama elected, but what does Axelrod know about Axl Rose?

An immersive theater experience exploring love in the nation's capital comes to the Folger Shakespeare Theater, and is the subject of this week's "Get Out There." ...

Temperatures in the D.C.-region are expected to break 100 degrees this week as a heat dome traps humidity and intense warmth in the atmosphere. The Capital Weather Gang's Jason Samenow shares his ...

Crossover day is the halfway point in the Virginia legislative session, when bills must be passed by at least one chamber, or they will be tabled.

Second audit shows that residency fraud at Duke Ellington more widespread than previously thought.