This week also brings a National Book Award finalist from Bryan Washington and a Booker finalist from Andrew Miller.

Former Vice President Dick Cheney has died at age 84. And, today, voters in New York, Virginia and New Jersey choose new ...

Cheney, who extolled the power of the presidency, died Monday, according to a statement from his family. The cause was ...

Octogenarian Sisters Rita, Regina and Bernadette went back to their old convent with local support, and an Instagram ...

As the shutdown enters its 35th day, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark to discuss how she sees the shutdown ending and whether her party has any leverage.

After a week aboard, President Trump will confront a swirl of domestic challenges this week: pivotal elections in several states, Supreme Court tariff arguments and the ongoing government shutdown.

Today in the Planet Money newsletter, five recent papers that lit lightbulbs in our brains, and are maybe worth taking a look at. People have been talking about "brain rot" for a while. The basic idea ...

In Louisville, Black children make up about a quarter of the city’s youth population. Statewide, it’s even less — about 9%.

Four races highlight this year's elections: a redistricting referendum in California, governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia and the mayoral contest in New York City.

There are strict rules about what drug companies can say in TV or print ads. But a new study shows there's a lot more wiggle room when companies pay to sponsor online search results.

Propel makes a free app for people on food stamps. Now it's giving some of them $50 each, as some private companies, ...

For decades, Tibetans built a capital in exile in Dharamshala, India, and sent their kids to a school founded by the Dalai ...