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The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady amid uncertainty over President Trump's trade war. And, the Trump administration has plans to deport migrants without legal status to Libya.

Rev. Megan Rohrer has been elected as the first openly transgender bishop within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. They will lead some 200 congregations in California and Nevada.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to New York City Councilman Ritchie Torres about testing positive for the coronavirus, and why young people need to take social distancing seriously.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with David Brooks of The New York Times and E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post, about the politics of impeachment in the future.

If members of the UAW strike, it will affect more than automakers. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jeff Rightmer, professor of Global Supply Chain at Wayne State University in Detroit.

Former national security adviser Jake Sullivan says President Trump will "put all the pressure on Zelenskyy" to make a peace deal with Russia, during their meeting in Washington, D.C. today.

A new NPR Investigation finds that the Wildlife Services department of the USDA is killing wild animals like wolves, coyotes and grizzly bears -- even when they don't prey on livestock.

Researchers would like to see more study on how stress, the economy and attitudes toward medicine influence the well-being and longevity of men.

Federal courts have largely afforded President Trump broader executive authority, except on the question of managing elections.

The St. Petersburg City Council withdrew a resolution to put a rent stabilization proposal on the ballot in November. Council members also failed to pass a motion to reconsider the measure next year.

Miami-Dade County is asking a federal bankruptcy court to allow it to end a naming rights deal with FTX. The county wants out of the $135 million sponsorship with the failing cryptocurrency exchange.

The University of South Florida has remained silent after the state called for groups like USF's Students for Justice in Palestine to be disbanded at public universities.

House and Senate leaders unveiled budget proposals Friday that stand almost $1 billion apart, clarifying differences in overall approaches to the spending…

Kenyan-British artist Michael Armitage painted Curfew after a violent flare-up in Mombasa, Kenya, during the early days of the pandemic. One art critic calls it a "modern masterpiece."

Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department said the Mississippi officers "caused harm to the entire community who feel that they can't trust the police officers who are supposed to serve them."

Maryland's Montgomery County is building mixed-income apartments in which people who can afford to pay market rate allow other renters to pay less. Cities and states nationwide are taking up the idea.

Researchers are helping Missoula county officials learn who’s calling 911 during heat waves. Rural callers are disproportionately affected, prompting emergency planners to rethink their approach.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Stewart Mandel, editor-in-chief for college football at The Athletic, about how Name, Image and Likeness contracts are changing the landscape of all collegiate sports.

Robert Siegel talks with Wall Street Journal sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about Saturday's Kentucky Derby, where George Steinbrenner's Bellamy Road is the odds-on favorite horse to take the first leg of the Triple Crown.

Florida's Republican-controlled state legislature begins Tuesday amid expectations that Governor Ron DeSantis will run for president.

Mass deportations would be felt across hospitals and emergency rooms, which already face persistent staffing shortfalls. The long-term healthcare sector will suffer the greatest disruptions, experts say.

Renowned comic journalist Joe Sacco on how a 2013 conflict between Hindus and Muslims in India became a window into the stories people tell about violence, identity, and belonging

A large share of the nearly 1 million people who died of COVID in the U.S. may have lived if they'd gotten vaccinated. A new analysis shows how many lives could have been saved across the country.

The alleged human rights violations range from unauthorized home raids to racial profiling to deporting breastfeeding mothers and unaccompanied minors.

Ahead of writing her Song Project entry, Edmonson's focus dramatically shifted, from a budding community of fans to her Texas-based mother, who went through the ringer while they were apart.