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After the fatal crash over the Potomac River, President Trump blamed diversity hiring. But that's not how disability hiring works.

Sony's Playstation games once ran solely on discs. But with advances in technology, physical discs are unnecessary, and the company will soon stop making them.

There's a problem in Silicon Valley. The problem is diversity. Here's what one University did about it.

The band Vulfpeck has a new album called Sleepify. The 10-song set is absolutely silent. The Michigan-based funk group is using Spotify's royalty-payment system to fund its upcoming tour.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Caroline de Gruyter contributing writer at Foreign policy, about the incoming NATO secretary general, Mark Rutte.

Teamsters workers at Amazon facilities around the country joined picket lines, demanding that Amazon bargain a contract with them. Amazon called the union's move a PR play.

Under pressure from voters and his own members of parliament, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that he will step down once his Liberal Party names a sucessor.

President Trump's state visit to China will be closely watched in the American heartland, where his trade war has resulted in grain farmers losing considerable business from international buyers.

Imagine a world in which your resume relies less on titles or diplomas and acts more like a passport of skills you’ve proven you have.

Epstein, a convicted sex trafficker who took his own life in 2019, has been linked to some of the world's most powerful men. Names included in the court documents aren't evidence of wrongdoing.

Commentator and columnist Cokie Roberts and former ABC News newsman Sam Donaldson have been reporting on conventions for two decades. They give us some historical perspective on the week ahead.

President Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms, the White House said Thursday.

New Mexico is short 1,000 teachers. National Guard volunteers now serve as substitute teachers.

Ahead of the Supreme Court arguments about President Trump's tariff policy, here's what we know about how tariffs have impacted the U.S. economy.

What began as a movement of farmers opposed to environmental rules is now one of the country's dominant political parties. The nation's agricultural exports are second only to the United States.

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is an old foe, spreading yellow fever and dengue on the islands long before Zika gained a foothold. How do you stop an insect that can breed in a teaspoonful of stale water?

It's the first time a state's oversights in distributing food assistance is being tied to financial penalties.

Honorees from the World Health Organization's Health for all Film Festival tell stories of pain — but also of resilience and hope — all in 8 minutes or less.

The Senate on Thursday passed a long-overdue $19 billion disaster aid bill by a broad bipartisan vote, but only after Democrats insisted on tossing out...

House Republicans want to add new work requirements to safety net programs, in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. Critics say that would increase hardship without doing much to boost employment.

Donald Trump implied George W. Bush shared in the blame for Sept. 11, and then Trump and Jeb Bush fought about it on Twitter. But both candidates have big vulnerabilities.

Some of the first people to get vaccines — many of whom are in nursing homes — are seeing their lives get closer to the lives they led pre-pandemic. They say initial steps to normalcy feel great.

Congress this week has convened its first hearings about the Voting Rights Act since the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of that law last month. The meetings offer some insights into what, if anything, lawmakers will do to restore the stricken section that enables the Justice Department to review in advance changes to state voting laws.

At halftime for the Golden State Warriors, a dance crew for performers age 55 and older hits the hardwood and steals the show.

The Jewish community finds itself uniquely affected by two of the biggest stories currently making the news — the alleged Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme, and the deadly conflict in Gaza. Author and Rabbi Brad Hirschfield, of the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, says even with violence overseas and the sting of the Madoff scandal, hope can be realized.