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The FAFSA form is now open to students hoping to get help paying for college in the 2025-26 academic year. Students can expect a much smoother process compared to the last cycle.

Donald Trump successfully campaigned for the White House a second time in significant part by rejecting the mainstream press. His advisors have plans on how he'll handle the media: aggressively.

The United Nations effort to achieve "harmony" with the natural world kicks off in Colombia this week. Recent reports show there's a lot of work to do to achieve that goal.

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos's changes to the opinion pages have led subscribers to cancel in droves. It's the third wave of mass cancellations at the Post in just a few months.

Current and former officials say the current effort amounts to the dismantling of the civil rights division and its traditional mission.

In rural Colorado, Medicaid coverage is integral to both people's health and the local economy. Proposed changes such as work requirements, could ripple through communities.

Republicans want to use the federal tax code to create a national school voucher even in states where voters have fought such efforts.

Cathy Harris and Gwynne Wilcox, Democratic board members of independent agencies, argue that President Trump lacked the authority to fire them, citing federal law and Supreme Court precedent.

Global chemical manufacturer Bayer wants the high court to take up a Missouri case in which a gardener who used Roundup was awarded more than $1 million after developing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

About 1 in 8 abortions in Florida in the first half of 2023 were provided to people from out of state. By the second half of 2024 — after the six-week law took effect — only about 1 in 50 were for people from another state.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks economist Keyu Jin, author of the book "The New China Playbook" about Beijing's next moves in the trade war with the U.S.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with veteran diplomat Richard Haass about diplomatic challenges for the U.S. amid Israel-Gaza conflict.

Parents have brought up various concerns on phone restrictions — with the main themes being communication during emergencies and medical situations.

Last month, we learned the school uses about 10 times more in tax dollars per degree than other state universities. A comparison of graduates' median wages gives a little insight into the value of those sheepskins.

The state secrets privilege allows the U.S. government to withhold sensitive evidence in court cases. Both Democratic and Republican administrations have invoked it.

Democrat Wes Moore speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep after being elected Maryland's first Black governor. Moore won the office over Republican Dan Cox.

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger about election lies and the state of voting in Georgia.

Associated Press reporter Matt Lee was one of two journalists allowed to accompany Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on his trip to North Korea this week to retrieve three American detainees. Lee shares his impressions of that trip with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

"You can't get them anywhere else." Avocados and tequila keep Stew Leonard's CEO up at night.

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman talks about whether President Trump's tariffs signal the end of this prevailing international trade system.

Tom Hiddleston stars in the new adaptation of Stephen King's novella — which is somehow a very sweet film about the inevitable approach of death.

President Trump insisted he will move forward with his vision to take the Gaza Strip, send its residents to Jordan and other Arab nations, and redevelop the territory. Arab countries oppose the idea.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with John Bolton, a national security advisor in President Trump's first term, about U.S. strikes on Iran and differing assessments of their success.

A range of crime data has been going around to make the argument that Washington, D.C., is — or isn't — safe. We talk to crime experts to make sense of it all.

In the hills of southeastern Turkey lies a site so ancient, it's turning our understanding of civilization on its head and leading to conspiracy theories.