President Trump has taken over D.C.'s police force and plans to send in National Guard troops. It's part of his plan to slash what he says is out-of-control crime, though the numbers say otherwise.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said mRNA vaccines do not adequately prevent upper respiratory infections such as ...

Social media is full of videos saying hormonal contraception can hurt you and promoting natural alternatives. How did the ...

Luthier Jean Horner taught himself to make fiddles in the 1950s. His instruments became know as the Stradivari's of the Appalachian Cumberlands. He died earlier this year at age 91.

As California plans to counter the redistricting attempt by the Texas GOP, NPR's Adrian Ma talks with Katie Fahey, Executive Director of The People, about independent redistricting commissions.

Civil rights lawyers say many migrant detainees in Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" are being barred from meeting regularly ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Moshe Lavi, the brother-in-law of Omri Miran, who was kidnapped from his kibbutz by Hamas on Oct. 7 and remains a hostage.

In response to Texas drawing five more GOP-leaning congressional seats, Democrats in California officially reveal their plan to redistrict ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Civil rights lawyers say many migrant detainees in Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz" are being barred from meeting regularly ...

As the Trump administration seeks to scale up deportations, ICE agents have been increasingly seen at immigration courts and criminal courthouses. Defense attorneys, prosecutors and judges say they're ...

Bobby Sherman, Bobby Rydell, Bobby Darin and more. NPR critic Bob Mondello looks back to an era when everyone seemed to share ...

More than 50 House Democrats say they’re staying out of Texas to prevent a vote on a redistricting plan championed by ...