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Reactions from Republican lawmakers on President Trump's claims that the election isn't over and that Democrats are trying to "steal" the election have varied.

When songs have profanity, sex or drug references removed for broadcast, it's a process known as clean editing — and it can get complicated. Priska Neely spoke with one of the masters of the form.

In the week since the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope were unveiled, astronomers have been poring through all the observations it's made so far--and they're happily overwhelmed.

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump shared a debate stage for the first time since 2020 in a feisty confrontation. PolitiFact and WLRN fact-checked 30 statements, on topics including immigration, abortion, inflation, economy, jobs, Trump legal cases, January 6th, health care, foreign policy, Social Security, Medicare and taxes.

The discovery of the ship on an Alabama river bottom has fostered a renewed hope for descendants of the Clotilda's captives, and the community they founded called Africatown.

Shortly before noon on October 10, Lt. Col. Sean Cross and Maj. Dave Gentile, pilots with the U.S. Air Force Reserve, turned the nose of their WC-130J ...

The charges against the president's son possibly set the stage for yet another high-profile criminal trial in the middle of the 2024 election season — as President Biden is seeking reelection.

Tens of thousands of people showed up in Washington, D.C., Tuesday for a "March for Israel." Organizers say they want to "show solidarity and support for Israel" during the war against Hamas.

David Greene talks to Muhannad Hadi, the World Food Program's regional emergency coordinator for Syria, about the growing humanitarian crisis in Syria. The civil war there has entered its third year, and last month was its deadliest.

If celebrity tell-all books are the snack food of the literary world, author Susan Jane Gilman has been on a binge this year. Her picks — from various ranks of the pop-culture pantheon — may not be the proudest additions to your bookshelf, but they may be among the most amusing.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks to aspiring outdoorsman and occasional NPR contributor Doug Fine about his new book, Not Really an Alaskan Mountain Man. It's a comic account of five years spent learning to survive in Alaska.

For the first time in recent history, the White House is hosting a state dinner that's entirely vegetarian. Plant-based chef Nina Curtis came in to help curate the menu.

Key topics included infrastructure improvements, transportation enhancements, housing, public safety and park and recreation repairs.

The money will go to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades, in what an attorney said was the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese.

Congress has passed a bill recommending that President Trump posthumously awards the Medal of Honor to Army Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, who died from burns in Iraq in 2005.

As school bus shortages hinder K-12 students from returning to the classroom, a school superintendent and a parent speak to community driven solutions.

The Air Force has the military's first vaccine mandate deadline, Nov. 2. Some 12,000 Air Force personnel have said they won't get a shot, which means they'll face consequences.

Equality Florida's "Parenting with Pride" program's January webinar is intended to help parents of LGBTQ+ children share their lived experience in a way that's clear, concise, and powerful later this month at Pride at the Capitol.

New York is one of the last remaining states in the country that has yet to redraw its congressional boundaries based on the 2010 census. Lawmakers have tried, and failed, to agree on two seats to eliminate. Meanwhile, a federal judge prepares to release her own political map later this month.

Scores of people in Paterson, N.J., showed up Sunday for what was described as an "emergency rally for Gaza." This neighborhood is home to one of the largest Palestinian populations in the U.S.

After a months-long delay, the federal student aid form — known as the FAFSA — will reopen later this month — with drastic changes to the way the application is completed.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Boston mayor Michelle Wu, who just welcomed her third child. She's the first Boston mayor to give birth while in office.

Holed up on opposite coasts, Roc Marciano and the Alchemist, two key figures in underground rap, have been gradually moving toward a shared sonic goal, reaching an apex with their new album.

In Peter Heller's debut novel, The Dog Stars, a man named Hig survives a superflu that kills most of humanity. Heller, a travel and adventure writer, says that when his novel took a post-apocalyptic turn, he found himself relying on his real-life scrapes and survival skills.

For the observation of the federal holiday, we hear from Nathan Connolly, an associate professor of history at Johns Hopkins University, about the Emancipation Proclamation, and NPR staff read it.