With only weeks to a divisive election it can be hard to talk politics. Polarization can damage our relationships and our ...

Over 4,500 square miles of ocean will be protected off the California coast. It will also be managed in partnership with the ...

Internal documents from TikTok that were reviewed by NPR indicate that company executives knew about the harm the app could cause young people. We talk to a researcher about what that harm looks like.

A Hezbollah drone attack on an Israeli army training base killed four Israeli soldiers. The attack came shortly after the Pentagon announced it is sending Israel an advanced antimissile system.

Indigenous People's Day is becoming a more widely recognized holiday around the country. Two educators share how they approach teaching people about the significance of the day.

Israel plans to respond after four Israeli soldiers were killed in the attack. NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Daniel Byman at the Center for Strategic and International Studies what form that could take.

We check in with Black voters who weren't excited about President Biden's campaign to see what they think of Vice President Harris on the trail.

Latinas are about 16% of the workforce, a crucial pillar of the U.S. economy. Yet, they feel they don’t reap the same benefits other workers enjoy, nor get the recognition they deserve. In Michigan, ...

HARDANGERSFJORD, NORWAY - Jørgen Wengaard steers around the rocky islands of a fjord, his boat cutting through the water’s ...

School district leaders continue to cite staffing shortages as an obstacle. Low salaries don't help. The five-year retention ...

Danielle Kurtzleben is a political correspondent assigned to NPR's Washington Desk. She appears on NPR shows, writes for the web, and is a regular on The NPR Politics Podcast. She is covering the 2020 ...

Husband and wife researchers Salim Abdool Karim and Quarraisha Abdool Karim were named winners of the Lasker Award for public service in recognition for their groundbreaking research on HIV.