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A California school district fights chronic absenteeism in kindergarten by helping parents decide whether their kid is too sick to go to school.

In the final hours before the 2024 election season closes, the presidential campaigns are reaching out to voters in key swing states including North Carolina, Michigan and Nevada.

Mills was reportedly recruited by Democratic Senate leaders after her high-profile confrontation with President Donald Trump in February, in which she told the president she'd "see you in court."

In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.

Twenty years ago, Hurricane Katrina completely disrupted schooling in New Orleans. When families returned to the city, a growing number of charter schools promised to send every student to college.

NPR's Miles Parks talks with political scientists Charlie Hunt and Jaci Kettler about their podcast "Scandalized" which unpacks political scandals from American history.

Venezuelan opponents and U.S. officials were predicting his demise years ago. But Nicolás Maduro and his Socialist Party remain firmly in power.

Tesla shareholders have approved a pay package for Elon Musk that could allow him to earn an unprecedented one trillion dollars' worth of stock.

The U.S. has struck Kharg Island a second time, hitting military targets again. If the U.S. were to hit the oil infrastructure there, that would be a serious blow to an already struggling global oil market.

Of the more than 200,000 women incarcerated in the U.S., a majority are women with children. Eight prisons allow women to keep their newborns for up to 30 months. A facility in Seattle is one of them.

Vice President Harris and former President Trump have agreed to a debate on Sept. 10. Two other debates are also possible within the same month. And, doctors unravel a COVID mystery.

The search for Nancy Guthrie enters a second week. And, the Seattle Seahawks win Super Bowl 60, beating the New England Patriots 29-13. Here are the highlights from the big game.

Over 40 million Americans will soon be without federal food assistance as SNAP benefits are set to expire on Saturday. And, Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa to bring over 170 miles per hour winds.

Former President Donald Trump has selected Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate for the presidential election. Here's more about him. And, a sultry R&B song about heat pumps.

Sixteen states and American Samoa hold primary elections today. A U.N. report finds grounds to believe Hamas raped women during the Oct. 7 attack.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz joined Vice President Harris on stage at a Philadelphia rally yesterday after she announced him as her running mate. Here are some key takeaways. And, Hamas has a new leader.

The Supreme Court considers whether Donald Trump should be disqualified from Colorado's ballot. A U.S. strike in Baghdad kills a leader of an Iran-backed militia.

"Men can't see the mess." "Women are better at chores." These myths position women to take on more emotional thinking, says researcher Leah Ruppanner. She shares what works to reclaim your headspace.

The panel is examining more oversight of agents working for student-athletes, limiting transfers and exempting schools from federal antitrust laws to shield them from lawsuits on compensation.

Many small-business owners say the uncertainty that goes along with the high cost of the Trump administration's emergency tariffs is driving away customers and eating into profits.

The U.S. Department of Education unveils a plan to help millions of borrowers who have been hurt and held back by its troubled income-driven repayment plans.

House managers used the first of their two days for arguments to present new footage from security cameras showing how close rioters got to Vice President Mike Pence, lawmakers and staff on Jan. 6.

More Democratic-led states pull back their masking requirements. Natural gas plays a big role in the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Jan. 6 panel subpoenas former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro.

Several public health and health policy experts told PolitiFact that it’s highly unlikely any level of government — local, state or federal — will reinstate broad mask mandates or stay-at-home orders in response to COVID-19.

History has shown that it's possible to pause war and conflict to distribute lifesaving vaccines for diseases such as Guinea worm and smallpox. Can the world do the same for the COVID-19 vaccine?