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The final vote came after a brief delay when Black lawmakers staged a sit-in on the House floor.

This week, the U.S. Department of Education threatened to withhold millions of dollars in federal school aid from California because the state has failed to help students transfer out of low-performing schools, as required by the No Child Left Behind law.

During the pandemic scientists launched a vaccine in record-breaking time. Their successful use of mRNA technology could lead to progress in the decades-long effort for an HIV inoculation.

U.S. automakers are facing many challenges, including foreign competition. But it's not just from Japan and Europe. There's fierce competition coming from South Korea too. And it's being felt in unexpected places, such as Alabama, where a billion-dollar Hyundai plant recently opened. Tonya Ott of member station WBHM reports. This story is the third in a series on the U.S. auto industry.

Tens of thousands of cases of silicosis have been filed by a few doctors and lawyers across the nation. Defendants say these cases are being manufactured for money, that there is no medical basis for these lawsuits and that the entire process is a fraud. Recently, a federal judge agreed. Part two of Wade Goodwyn's report.

In his speech, the former president also blasted two South Carolina House members who have been critical of him.

With permanent burial too costly for many, a priest launched a project to exhume victims, cremate them and find a lasting resting place for their ashes — all free of charge to the families.

After 20 years of failure, the U.S. military court in Guantánamo is admitting a 9/11 trial may never happen. Instead, the defendants may plead guilty, serve life in prison and avoid the death penalty.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author Judith Warner about the state of children's mental health in the United States, and what can be done to help kids cope in the wake of the pandemic.

A new documentary tells the story of two rival ballet companies: the original Ballet Russe and the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. They were two of the most famous and influential ballet companies of the 20th century. Filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine shot many hours of interviews with surviving dancers, including Irina Baronova.

Navarro, director of the new Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, discusses his mission to "defend American workers and domestic manufacturers." He says the administration is off to a good start.

South Minneapolis has been at the center of multiple tragedies, from the murder of George Floyd to the killing of Renee Macklin Good. Locals say the events have brought them closer and helped them organize.

Lemon was arrested by U.S. agents days after covering an anti-ICE protest at a St. Paul, Minn., church. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi called the protest a "coordinated attack."

The current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is known as the DSM-5. What will the next version be called? That's one of several open questions as the "Bible of psychiatry" goes online.

Of the $117 billion budget passed this year by the Florida Legislature, 218 items worth $598.7 million qualified as Budget Turkeys, according to Florida TaxWatch.

Even before the hurricane, most of the island's landfills were filled beyond capacity, and nearly half had EPA closure orders. The storm generated millions of cubic yards of waste and debris.

It's a timely question in the wake of attacks on civilians, aid workers and hospitals. Here's a guide to their history and their content.

A Texas man is suing three women he says helped his ex-wife obtain an abortion "without even his knowledge." Experts say documents related to the case suggest he might have known ahead of time.

As U.S. life expectancy falls, experts say incarceration has serious health impacts. The U.S. has one of the highest rates of people in prison or jail in the developed world.

It takes a half-hour in a pick-up truck to get to the bottom of a vast underground mine in Sweden — where the country is betting on extracting minerals for electric energy independence.

Your little one is having a meltdown at the park. Everyone is looking at you. What do you do? A psychologist offers parents advice on how to help their kid (and themselves) navigate the chaos.

People trust information more when it comes from sources or contexts they're familiar with. Help counter misinformation in your community by having conversations with your friends and family.

Republicans muscled the largest tax overhaul in 30 years through the Senate early Saturday , taking a big step toward giving President Donald Trump his...

Some people struggling with opioid addiction who switched to kratom swear the herb salvaged their lives. But federal agencies and the brother of a man who died from his kratom use warn of its risks.

An NPR poll finds that many people have a low opinion of the health care system, yet they like their doctors. The perception of quality of care varies according to income.