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The spread of COVID-19, the ensuing economic crisis and the reckoning around social injustice has made 2020 a year like none other. NPR wanted to know how these events might shape political choices.

After a traumatic brain injury left her in terrible pain and unable to work, the legendary goalkeeper had to pawn her Olympic medals. Scurry charts her road to recovery in My Greatest Save.

America's water infrastructure is in need of a major upgrade. Leaks in the ailing system mean that across the U.S., places like Kentucky's Martin County lack clean drinking water, with no easy fixes.

On the heels of the latest job report released on Friday, NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Elise Gould, of the Economic Policy Institute, about wage growth.

Major League Soccer wants to be taken more seriously. Yet MLS still lags behind the top European leagues. Bringing Lionel Messi to play in America could change that.

A look back at the bread-baking portion of the pandemic with Wildflour Bakery's Karen Quinones — who made her pandemic-era sourdough hobby into her job.

In addition, most falsely believe the president needs congressional authorization to launch a nuclear strike. North Korea's renegade program will be a major focus at this week's U.N. General Assembly.

Officials said the program will pay roughly $35 more per dose when enrollees are vaccinated at home. For a two-shot regimen that means Medicare will pay $150, or about $70 more than currently.

Here are some of the best summer TV shows — from Marvel reviving its fortunes with a new armored hero to TV's most compelling serial killer returning for a bite of the Big Apple.

We honor the smoke and sweat that come with the summer rite of grilling over open flame, be it patio, backyard or favorite barehands rib joint. Jennifer Ludden chats with Mike Mills and Amy Mills Tunnicliffe, who teamed for a book on the subject: Peace Love and Barbecue.

To honor the dads in our lives for Father's Day, we're sharing some of the best life advice our listeners ever got from their dads.

The School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) in Tallahassee has just over 300 students, and the waiting list to get in is much longer. Maureen Yoder is one of...

Rose Radiology Centers Inc. has agreed to pay $8.71 million to resolve claims of false billing and kickbacks revealed in two whistleblower lawsuits, acc...

The activation of 5G wireless service over the last week did not result in the widespread flight disruptions that the major airlines had feared. It did, however, hurt regional airlines.

Elon Musk is not entitled to landmark compensation package awarded by Tesla's board of directors that is potentially worth more than $55 billion, a Delaware judge ruled Tuesday.

None of us is perfect, and sometimes the Hubble Space Telescope just flat-out points to the wrong spot in the sky. This has been happening more than ever in the last couple of years.

The public is getting a chance to share its take on a Department of Transportation plan to add 22 miles of express lanes along Interstate 4.It's all part…

The school districts allege that the companies' practices have led to increased anxiety, depression, eating disorders and bullying among children.

A lot is changing in the media landscape. The industry's troubles this year offer clues about the most important questions companies will face next year.

As we continue our series on the impact of the Interstate 4 corridor on the presidential election, we take a closer look at the biggest county -…

The legendary actor died Tuesday at 89. "I wasn't learning the way I was supposed to learn ..." he explained in 2013. "I realized that my education was going to happen when I got out in the world."

Trump says he will deploy ICE agents to U.S. airports to help address delays. And, the president said he would delay strikes on Iranian power plants for five days.

How will Florida keep paying healthcare costs for its poor and uninsured? That issue has brought the state legislative session to a halt. But it’s...

A union representing the Lakeland Police Department has requested its members be given extra "pandemic pay" for working during the coronavirus…

The app lets people anonymously share the locations of immigration agents but Apple removed it from its app store under pressure from the Trump administration. Now, the app's developer is suing.