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Weekend Edition host Rachel Martin interviewed Vice President Joe Biden for Sunday's show. Biden is confident Sanders is going to endorse Clinton and that the Democratic party will unify.

Despite the growing number of women in the military, the Pentagon does not track how many deployed women are also mothers. It also doesn’t count the…

U.S. murder clearance or solve rates have hit an all-time low. Experts say mutual mistrust between police and some communities is creating a vicious cycle where unsolved killings breed more mistrust.

Democrats need to flip three seats to take back the House next year — and the path to a majority likely runs through districts President Trump carried. Democrats who won alongside Trump offer their prescription for a party they say needs to make big changes.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with The New Yorker's Emma Green, who reported on how OBGYNs view abortion and how they choose their career paths accordingly.

The Census Bureau has released its first report on the accuracy of the latest national head count that's used to distribute political representation and federal funding for the next decade.

Alternatives for how the U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers plans to manage the lake all propose increasing water levels during the dry season to above 17 feet, raising concerns about the health of the lake.

Here are the important dates, deadlines, and how to vote in Florida's elections.

Africans and South Asians studying and working in Ukraine have had added difficulty leaving the country because of discriminatory treatment by local authorities.

It's become common to see new homes in South Florida constructed on land raised by trucked-in gravel. But neighbors wonder — especially after the latest “rain bomb” to hit Fort Lauderdale — if the standards to raise new construction make flooding worse for surrounding older homes.

Prokoviev's tale about a young man who captures a wolf is a children's holiday classic. But how to handle stories like this one at a time when capturing a wolf by its tail, parading it in triumph through the city, and then locking it up in the local zoo isn't likely to be seen as an act of clemency by audiences?

On Monday, NPR launched its end-of-the-year books guide. But Books We Love isn't a "top 10" list. Instead, it's more that 380 books that were personally recommended by members of the NPR staff.

The Tampa Bay Times recently profiled Gretchen Molannen, a 39-year-old suffering from a condition called persistent genital arousal disorder.According to…

Oprah Winfrey has named Ruby, a novel about a beautiful, abused woman in Texas, as her March book club selection. That could make first-time novelist Cynthia Bond into a literary star.

Mario Puzo isn't known for his strong female characters — but if you've read his pre-Godfather work, The Fortunate Pilgrim, you might think otherwise. Author Zoe Ferraris recommends this book, which is based on Puzo's own mother. Do you have a favorite literary matriarch? Tell us in the comments.

Smith's massive new essay collection covers a wide assortment of topics, but critic Maureen Corrigan says Feel Free is strongest when it focuses on art and identity.

NPR marks World Photography Day with images of everyday moments of gathering from communities across the U.S. taken by photographers from the network's member stations.

The remote region of Ridgecrest, Calif., was hit by back-to-back earthquakes, the state's biggest in 20 years. The many powerful aftershocks have residents worried about what comes next.

Money from the Veterans Choice Act, which was meant to improve medical staffing levels at VA health centers, has had little impact on hiring numbers and how quickly vets get access to medical care.

Voters in North Carolina are being courted by both Democratic and Republican presidential campaigns. In Granville county, a competitive area, voters have a variety of views and some remain undecided.

A social worker with the Department of Veterans Affairs accepted Trump's "Fork in the Road" resignation offer, but later learned she's ineligible. She remains worried about the future of her work.

NPR's A Martinez speaks to Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier (D-California) about her decision not to run for another term in the 2022 midterms.

An example of how journalism sometimes works: a team investigates one story, one narrative, and if they keep an open mind and dig into the facts, they discover the real story is entirely different.

Massachusetts passed laws and joined lawsuits to protect access to gender-affirming care for minors. But faced with the Trump administration's threats, some hospitals voluntarily stopped care.