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For National Poetry Month, Oregon's poet laureate is bringing "the electric illumination of our collective human experience" directly to the public with a daily poetry hotline.

Jury selection began Monday in the criminal trial against former President Donald Trump for hush money payments made ahead of the 2016 election.

A jury had awarded $4.7 billion in damages to subscribers after it ruled the NFL violated antitrust laws in distributing out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on a premium subscription service.

Voters at the Red Arrow Diner in Manchester, N.H., react to Donald Trump's election victory. He defeated Hillary Clinton and will become the 45th president of the United States.

Champions of short-term rentals say they provide extra income for homeowners and boost tourism, while critics complain that noise, trash, and traffic woes from a revolving cast of visitors negatively transform neighborhoods.

They believe the U.S. Senator may be on the short list for Secretary of State, but also that Trump's selection of J.D. Vance may hurt another prominent Florida Republican.

The group is known as the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE. It’s headquartered in Philadelphia and was founded in 1999 with the aim of protecting free speech within higher education.

For the first time ever, NPR presents the fourth grade winners of the Student Podcast Challenge.

A Viking replica ship capsized several days into its journey from the Faroe Islands to Norway. Five crew members survived, but researcher Karla Dana, 29, drowned. She was the lone American on board.

Speaking during her fall address, Rhea Law also provided updates on USF's football stadium and university achievements over the past year.

Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina, faces pressure to withdraw after reports that he made racist, homophobic and sexually explicit comments online.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Democrat Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota about what Democrats want following President Trump's dismissal of FBI Director James Comey.

Spektrum Health was ready to pivot its treatments should Florida’s ban on transgender therapies return. It did.

The Federal Highway Administration tells states to watch out for word play that can confuse drivers.

The Freedom Mine No. 1 in Pike County was the focus of an unprecedented federal court action in which the Labor Department was seeking to have the court seize control of the mine.

In need of some racially diverse children's Christmas literature? Here's our holiday Code Switch sampler.

President Biden isn't on the ballot after the Democratic Party changed its rules to sidestep New Hampshire. But volunteers are trying to give him a win anyway.

Disney has requested a second court delay in its legal battle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees over who controls Walt Disney World’s governing district.

The Pittsburgh synagogue massacre and the series of pipe bombs mailed to prominent Trump critics have many Americans on edge before midterms. Commentator Cokie Roberts talks with David Greene.

The states argue that the federal rule violates a 1996 welfare reform law and the ACA. The lawsuit also claims the rule would encourage more immigrants to come illegally, burdening states and their school systems.

Super commuting is on the rise as some people opt to trade an extra long commute for cheaper housing, more space and even just a really good morning workout.

Christopher Dunn's situation is similar to that of Sandra Hemme, who spent 43 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of a woman in 1980 before her conviction was overturned.

Finally it's over: a process that began more than a year ago, kicking off with a primary that included close to 20 Republican candidates and six Democrats. Here's a montage of memorable moments.

Video of gang members in an Aurora, Colo., apartment building had right wing media declaring the city's takeover by Venezuelan gangs. Police say that's hyperbole.

It’s a historic day: Former president Donald Trump has been found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records. It’s the first time a former president has been convicted of a felony.