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Egan's sweeping new historical novel doesn't just draw from the classic catalog of New York stories — it also takes its place among them.

In Brazil, the Supreme Court has ordered an investigation into allegations that President Michel Temer has been caught on tape endorsing bribery payments to a witness in a corruption probe. Stocks plunged on the news and opposition politicians called for Temer to resign.

The Leon County judge rejected an injunction request by the sponsor of the ballot measure and wrote it is not for the courts to intervene and "decide what the people will be permitted to consider."

Vowing that the state won’t forget hurricane-damaged Northwest Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday made his first use of a controversial…

But in a sign that objections from the community had some effect, Pasco County said it does not plan to spend $575,000 for a full five-year contract.

The Florida Public Service Commission approved the rate hikes as they look to recover costs related to last year's hurricanes.

Because of worries about flooding, the border wall is often built as much as a mile north of the Rio Grande, leaving thousands of isolated acres between the water and the wall.

Senior Producer Miguel Macias's migration journey to the United States from Spain in 2001 involves the interlocking struggles of whether to return one day and how to remain connected to his homeland.

The St. Petersburg Free Clinic has expanded its dental services to include providing dentures to low-income, uninsured and underserved adults in...

As rain pounds the Tampa Bay area, Florida realtors are worried that changes in the federal flood insurance rates - scheduled to kick in October 1st -…

As the Major League Baseball season ends, NPR's A Martinez talks to former pitcher Mark Gubicza about the new rules put into place this year, and whether they made a difference.

A plan to replace a Biloxi, Miss., bridge heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina with a bigger version is sparking a debate over how the Gulf Coast should be rebuilt.

The young singer, part of a wave of British female pop stars finding success in the U.S., has been compared to Dusty Springfield and sparked rumors that her father is fellow Wales native Tom Jones. She talks about the tiny town where she grew up, and recording her first demos on a karaoke machine.

The genre-busting composer, who believes in classical music's "multi-dimensional space," brings a strikingly diverse playlist with him for a relaxed session of spinning tunes and talking music.

On Tuesday, family and loved ones in Chowchilla, Calif., remember a school bus driver who many consider an American hero. Thirty-six years ago, Ed Ray was driving his regular school bus route when it was hijacked. Everyone aboard was driven 100 miles, forced into a storage van, and buried alive. Audie Cornish speaks with Lynda Carrejo-Labendeira, who was on the bus that day.

Two electric vehicle shoppers feel conflicted about how China's more affordable EVs would affect drivers, jobs and the climate if they were sold in the U.S.

The state budget officially went into effect earlier this month. That includes Florida’s prison budget, which led to prison officials cutting funding to...

At a time when so many people have filed lawsuits against news outlets, two Supreme Court justices' willingness to revisit Sullivan v The New York Times could upset a balancing act.

A civil opioid trial in West Virginia will hold closing arguments on Tuesday. It comes amid the debate over whether corporations will be held accountable for their role in the addiction crisis.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jenny Town of the thank tank the Stimson Center about an agreement between the U.S. and South Korea aimed at deterring North Korea from escalating military aggression.

The government of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans new legislation that could cause the collapse of final Brexit negotiations with the European Union.

Private companies have handled many of Philadelphia's forced evictions. But after several evictions resulted in injury, insurance companies who covered the eviction business are walking away.

Pete Buttigieg wants to offer free public college to low and middle income families. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren would offer free college to everyone, including the wealthy.

Chicago loves its famous architecture, but the wrecking ball may soon take down one of the most unusual buildings in town — the Prentice Women's Hospital — designed by mid-century architect Bertrand Goldberg.

Six months after massive youth-led protests that ousted a prime minister, voters in Nepal are headed to the polls on Thursday.