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Abbott says the information that he provided at a press conference two days ago was a recitation of what law enforcement had told him in a room beforehand.

This year for the first time, the Latin Grammy awards were presented entirely in Spanish, and the program moved from CBS to the Spanish-language Univision network. Jacki Lyden talks with Leila Cobo of Billboard magazine about the winners and some of the trends they reflect.

In the final installment of our four-part series on China-U.S. relations, Mike Shuster explores China's diplomatic role in the world. The United States has encouraged Chinese involvement with international issues like North Korea's nuclear weapons. But now, diplomacy has become another area where the U.S. and China are competitors.

School safety experts have coalesced around a handful of important measures communities and politicians can take to protect students.

President Biden is traveling to Japan and South Korea this week — his first trip to Asia since taking office. Like presidents before him, he's seeking to reorient U.S. foreign policy toward Asia.

News drives the currency markets, so the traders at Global FX reacted quickly when the latest unemployment numbers were released Friday. Owner Andrew Spanton trains currency traders, but most won't make the cut.

Author Michael Chorost discusses his new book, Rebuilt. It's the story of how he became deaf and received a computer-chip implant to help him regain his hearing. Adjusting to the cochlear implant wasn't easy — there was much work to do before he could recognize everyday sounds again.

In a new report, GLAAD found that 84% of LGBTQ adults said not enough protections are on social media to prevent discrimination, harassment or disinformation.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mona Yacoubian of the U.S. Institute of Peace about the role Russia's military played in Syria and what she thinks the legacy of that conflict is today.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee about the measure they have proposed: The Kids Online Safety Act.

The Supreme Court has been dismantling key provisions of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965. The justices have taken another case on the issue next term.

The Black teen's killing on Feb. 26, 2012, helped spark Black Lives Matter. Though the movement has seemingly yielded some cultural change, it comes at a time when hope for legal change is tenuous.

When it comes to criminal justice, Mexico is better known for bribery than best practices. But police are receiving better training, and reforms now allow for open trials and presumption of innocence.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Republican Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart on what a GOP push to repeal the Affordable Care Act could mean for the insurance market and the U.S. economy.

Philadelphia last year broke its own records for homicides, so it's trying a new approach. It's focusing more on solving non-fatal shootings to try to bring down the murder rate.

Big streaming services are highlighting TV shows and movies about black life and dropping movies like Gone With The Wind in support of Black Lives Matter.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Elizabeth Nash of the Guttmacher Institute about state "trigger" bans on abortion, that may take effect if the Supreme Court erodes Roe v. Wade abortion rights protections.

Several Democratic-led states are rolling back coronavirus restrictions in the face of public wariness as the omicron surge eases. Federal health officials advise those restrictions are still needed.

The husband of a Black woman who died hours after childbirth in 2016 has sued Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, saying she bled to death because of a culture of racism at the renowned hospital.

Many voters think the federal government should focus on lowering prices, including in the battleground state of Wisconsin, where some say they are concerned about the state of the economy.

Immigration attorneys and advocates see Kilmar Abrego Garcia's case as a symbol of the bigger travails of mass deportation.

Police in Arizona believe Nancy Guthrie, 84, was taken by force from her Tucson area home this weekend. So far, no suspect or person of interest has been identified.

At the end of Monday's marathon, David Abel, a Boston Globe reporter, was shooting video of the racers final steps. He was about 10 feet away from the first explosion. He talks to Steve Inskeep about what he saw.

NPR visits a Doctors Without Borders clinic at risk of closure after Israel bans dozens of aid groups in Gaza.

NPR's A Martinez asks Cindy Lehnhoff, director of the National Child Care Association, about the Trump administration's freeze on federal funding to help low-income families pay for child care.