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Who won the week? The Tonys? Jack Smith? UPS delivery persons? Generative AI? Joe Biden's dentist? Or YOU ... if you've been paying attention.

Gov. DeSantis said "the Republicans and Trump funded $400 million in March of 2020 for mail ballots." He is partially correct —some of it went toward expanding voting by mail. Officials also used the money to provide safe in-person voting.

The Trump administration will send hundreds of additional federal agents to Minnesota. And, here are the figure skaters who will represent Team USA in the Olympics.

The popularity of the word honestly online and in conversation has soared in recent years. TBH, we'd like to know what's going on.

For Wilson, Tourette's syndrome means living with intrusive thoughts that flash disturbing images without warning. His novel, Nothing to See Here, was inspired by visions of spontaneous combustion.

Parents worried about their kids’ safety this Halloween can download a free mobile app that will tell them if there are any sexual predators living in...

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton once looked at New Hampshire as her "firewall" — protection against an Iowa defeat. Now, after a surprising third-place finish in Iowa, her position in the Granite State is more precarious as she campaigns with one day to go.

Gov. Ron DeSantis touts Florida's higher education system. But, as a string of new presidents is selected, some worry about his influence in a process they say is too secretive.

"The song has to have a story that I believe in and I can make my own," says Silvia Perez Cruz, who can sing in seven languages. The intimate and fierce Granada is an album for voice and guitar.

After last summer's surge in anti-racist book sales, NPR spoke to three Black bookstore owners across the country to ask if customers are still engaged with their businesses and anti-racist reading.

Hurricane Ida and its remnants left a path of destruction from Louisiana to the Northeast. Communities are assessing the damage, and prepping for a hurricane season that hasn't reached its peak.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Betsey Stevenson, an economist at the University of Michigan, and Eric Toner, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, about reopening the economy.

Author Anand Giridharadas speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about The Persuaders, his new account of Americans fighting for democracy.

Advocates says the citizens initiative process is an important way to ensure Floridians voices are heard and works as a check on the legislature.

The federal government once considered whistle-blowers a nuisance, or worse. But over the past few years, that attitude has slowly started to change. More agencies have been reaching out for tips about fraud and abuse, even if digging through the stacks of complaints can present a challenge.

Federal Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before a Senate committee Tuesday morning. He'll likely be asked about the Fed's effort to curb inflation and how much higher interest rates are likely to go.

The Bank Secrecy Act requires financial institutions to be on the lookout for sketchy transactions. The law is 40 years old, but federal prosecutors just recently put more energy into enforcing it. They want banks to spot illegal transactions and blow the whistle before money changes hands.

How the self described "world's coolest dictator," El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele, has been embraced by the Trump administration.

About 15 million properties in the U.S. are prone to flooding, but patchwork and ineffective disclosure laws mean most people get little to no information about flood risk before they move.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jennifer Bergman, who says she had to close her family's toy store business of 44 years in July 2025 due to President Trump's tariffs.

The End of October is about a mysterious virus that starts in Asia, sweeps across continents, cripples the health care system, wrecks the economy, and kills people worldwide.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Dr. Robert Groves, a former director of the U.S. Census Bureau, about the challenges facing the 2020 Census, including a potential budget shortfall.

The punk group that helped define the riot grrrl movement of the early 1990s hasn't reunited — but its members have teamed up to give those who weren't listening the first time around a second chance to appreciate the music and the message.

Environmentalist Lester Brown has a plan to save the planet from climate change. But with calls for a carbon tax and more gasoline taxes, it's not going to be easy or cheap. Brown discusses his book, Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.

"The idea was not to tear him down, nor was it to put him on a pedestal," says director Brett Morgen. Instead, executive producer Frances Bean Cobain told Morgen to "make it honest."