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The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees to win the World Series 4-1. It's the first title for the Dodgers since the COVID-shortened "asterisk" season of 2020.

COVID-19 numbers and figures are supposed to give us a road map about how, when and if we can get back to a more normal life, but there’s so much we’re still learning. We set out to figure out which numbers we should be paying attention to and to understand how Florida is doing.

There are currently six different generations living in the U.S. They don't always see eye to eye.

In the past few days, Ukraine saw an attack on an apartment building and a helicopter crash that killed a government official.

The former first baseman played on World Series-winning teams with the Cardinals and Mets, and made a memorable appearance on Seinfeld. His new memoir is I'm Keith Hernandez.

In his new book, Gambling on Development, economist Stefan Dercon argues that the key to a low-resource country's success is not what you might think.

The Lumbee Tribe has been pushing for federal recognition for over a century. Last week, they finally achieved that goal through the passage of a defense bill in Congress. But not all tribes are happy about the recognition.

The White House has stayed away from TikTok because of national security concerns related to its Chinese parent company. But Biden's campaign has now jumped in because that's where young voters are.

A recent survey found that Americans' sleep patterns have been getting worse. Adult women under 50 are among the most sleep-deprived demographics.

Anthropologist T.M. Luhrmann studies the personal relationships evangelicals develop with God. In her book When God Talks Back, she explains how relationships with God are often cemented through the power of prayer. The book has just come out in paperback.

A limited edition macaroni and cheese-flavored ice cream, released to celebrate National Mac and Cheese Day, has caused division among social media users.

Proponents and critics reacted strongly to the Florida Legislature’s passage of a measure that will require minors seeking an abortion to get their…

"Never had so much love in my life," Antonio Basco said Friday as hundreds of people whom he had never met showered him with hugs, blessings and support.

Russia marked a national day of mourning after the concert hall attack that killed more than 130 people. Four men have been charged in the attack.

A special counsel questioned Pres. Biden's mental acuity while saying he should not be indicted concerning his handling of classified documents. Meanwhile former Pres. Trump faces criminal charges.

Roger Corman is the man behind horror films like Little Shop of Horrors and Piranha, which are currently being re-released as part of a cult classics series. He recently talked to NPR's Renee Montagne about his filmmaking philosophy.

The former president joins NPR to talk about his new book, the state of human trafficking and whether religion can be a conduit for lasting change around gender.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Robert Caro about his book: Working, which is an uncharacteristically short memoir. Caro says he was a fast-writing newspaperman until he recalled a professor's advice.

Economists say Florida will collect about $1.5 billion less than expected in transportation-related revenues during the next several years.

Tourists to Lhasa, the ancient heart of Tibetan Buddhism, might find two very different cities — one unchanged by centuries and still clinging to tradition, the other modernizing rapidly along with neighboring China.

To celebrate National Poetry Month, we're introducing listeners to poets competing to be the next National Youth Poet Laureate. Today: Elizabeth Shvarts, the New York City Laureate.

NPR talks to Roger Anderson about his Jolly Roger Telephone Company and his device that keeps telemarketers on the phone for prolonged periods.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Julie Morita of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on health, about the looming expiration of federal child care funding.

A lawyer who lost her job. A single mom with HIV. A grandmother who thought she had enough money to get by. A onetime golf coach. They're among the millions now struggling to put meals on the table.

The city of Perry was hit hard by Hurricane Idalia. After the winds and rains cleared, community members realized recovery would be just as hard. But as neighbors gathered in the rural Big Bend town, they took the first steps toward picking up the pieces.