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California's lawsuit against Exxon Mobil throws plastic recycling into doubt. We look at what the consumer should do.

The U.S. Sentencing Commission voted Friday on a recommendation that Congress lower certain mandatory drug sentences retroactively. The move could cut almost two years off of thousands of prisoners' sentences.

They are the two largest economies in the world, and increasingly interdependent. But as leaders gather for high-level talks in Beijing, tensions have flared on several fronts.

In San Antonio, Texas, the TubaMeister Christmas invites tuba players to perform outdoors as part of the city's River Walk in one of the city's oddest, funniest holiday events.

Israel recalls ambassadors, as Spain, Ireland and Norway announce they will formally recognize the Palestinian state this month.

A new genetic analysis could help explain why people in the U.S. with African ancestry face a greater risk for stroke and Alzheimer's disease, but less risk of another brain disease, Parkinson's.

Each year tens of thousands of sandhill cranes stop at a Minnesota wildlife refuge for an extended layover as part of their migration south. These birds are long-legged, loud -- and methodical.

There's speculation that California is becoming more conservative after voters approved stricter punishments for some crimes. The changes move it more toward the center politically than the right.

As attendees departed an event held by a Jewish advocacy organization in D.C. on Wednesday night, a shooter opened fire, killing two. Later, he chanted "free Palestine," D.C. police officials said.

Congregations with underutilized houses of worship are trying to convert them to affordable housing or homeless shelters. There are significant challenges.

Former EEOC commissioner Jocelyn Samuels was Trump's pick to fill a Democratic seat in 2020. She was fired at the start of his new administration in what she calls an attempt to eviscerate the agency's work.

Few music icons have consistently pulled magic — or unpredictable pivots — out the hat like André 3000. 7 piano sketches, his newly released surprise EP, follows up the instrumental turn he took on 2023's New Blue Sun with another non-rap project.

Parents planning to send their kids to college may have many new questions. With market upheaval and big cuts at the Department of Education, how should families navigate student loans and tuition savings?

Public health officials are concerned about increasing polarization among Americans over vaccines.

Lawmakers gave final approval to the redistricting plan in February 2022, and the districts were used in the 2022 elections.

President Trump cites risks from fentanyl to justify tariffs on Canada and Mexico. U.S. Customs and Border Protection says interceptions of eggs are way up, compared to 63 fentanyl cases last month.

An 8-year-old boy from Guatemala has died in government custody, U.S. Customs and Border Protection says. He is the second child reported to have died while in U.S. custody within a month.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Trump are engaged in increasingly hostile negotiations over the government shutdown. What does this mean for the new Congress?

Tens of thousands of people were in Washington, D.C., Friday for the 'Right to Life' march, feeling reinvigorated with a new Supreme Court that could put in place sweeping new abortion regulations.

The trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is progressing and prosecutors are predicting it might be ready to rest by next week.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Claire Reade from the Center for Strategic and International Studies about what the newest round of proposed tariffs mean for U.S.-China trade relations.

More than two weeks ago, Tesla's Elon Musk said he was considering taking his company private. Now Musk and the company's board say Tesla will remain publicly owned.

Stephanie Horowitz didn't hear the shots but knew what was happening. She looked out at the sprawling FSU campus and saw a dreadful reminder of when she was a teen at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High.

In suburban Philadelphia, voters react to the release of Robert Mueller's report on his probe into whether President Trump's campaign conspired with the Russians to interfere in the 2016 election.

The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., has unveiled a portrait of Lacks, whose cells have been used for decades — without her consent — to find medical breakthroughs.