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New inflation data shows consumer prices continue to cool, with price increases on “core” goods excluding food and fuel sinking below 4% for the first time in more than two and a half years.

The court sided with the administration in a dispute with GOP-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial posts on topics including COVID and election security.

Las Vegas residents fight through the shock and fear of the mass shootings from the Mandalay Bay hotel Sunday night. Despite being traumatized, many showed up in long lines to give blood.

While many states have been making it easier for those people to vote after serving prison time, Florida and some other states have made it harder.

The goal is for the park to become a "front lawn" for all residents, offering activities like recreational classes as well as cultural and culinary-focused events.

Researchers following a group of American children for decades found that even short periods of housing instability increased the chances of poor mental and physical health years later.

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed funeral directors in a unique position. Rachel Martin speaks with Pat Marmo, a funeral director based in New York City.

People considering moving to Florida are pondering whether it's worth the risk to move to a hurricane-prone state.

"We haven't seen the cats get superexcited about seeing people, but that's honestly to be expected," says Craig Saffoe, curator of the Smithsonian's National Zoo, which reopens Friday.

Black, Latino and Asian American workers have lost jobs at a faster clip than white employees from the massive layoffs sweeping through the restaurant, hotel and home health industries.

The Federal Reserve is holding interest rates steady for now. What does that mean for mortgage rates and the housing market?

The state law bans most abortions after 15 weeks. The lower courts blocked its enforcement, finding it in conflict with Roe v. Wade and subsequent abortion decisions.

The department tracks student achievement, manages college financial aid and sends K-12 schools money to support students with disabilities and lower-income communities, among other things.

Some things have gotten cheaper, even in an era of high prices. What are those things? We've been tracking them at a Walmart in Georgia.

Senate Bill 266 prohibits public colleges in Florida from funding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs or initiatives. Despite that, USF is maintaining its efforts to work with minority-owned businesses and vendors.

After expanding state Medicaid programs to cover people in the country without legal status, Democrats are considering changes that would reduce immigrant access.

Boeing's Starliner will return to Earth as soon as next week — but the crew will stay in space into next year. It's another blow for Boeing, and could have major implications for its space business.

Special counsel Jack Smith said he would have won a criminal conviction of President-elect Donald Trump if not for his election to a second term.

Jack Fischer spent more than 100 days aboard the International Space Station in 2017. He described to NPR what being in space for so long does to the body and what it feels like to return home.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's center-left Labor Party is seeking a second term. His opponent, conservative opposition leader Peter Dutton, wants to become the first political leader to oust a first-term government since 1931.

Among other things, the Clean & Safe Program would provide social outreach efforts to address homelessness, as well as clean sidewalks and graffiti in downtown areas.

It's one of more than 120 affected nationwide after the U.S. Department of Labor announced that the program, which provides housing, training and assistance, is not effective and costs too much.

The bill has come under intense scrutiny from billionaire Elon Musk, who called it a "disgusting abomination" and threatened to finance challenges to lawmakers who support it.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the World Series, the start of the NBA season, and which NFL teams might be Super Bowl contenders.

Herd immunity of close to 95% is needed to prevent outbreaks of infectious diseases. And yet, the state continues to see a decline in the vaccination rate among children since the pandemic.