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The White House starts the week without chief strategist Steve Bannon, who left on Friday. President Trump will speak to the nation Monday night about the path forward in Afghanistan.

President-elect Trump's picks for his national security team will soon start confirmation hearings, after his remarks about buying Greenland, taking over the Panama Canal and making Canada a state.

Spain beat a lackluster French team in Tuesday's World Cup semifinal. The final will be decided Wednesday, as England faces current world champion Argentina.

American Gangster, a film based on the life of Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas, hits movie screens this weekend starring Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington. This week's Next Big Thing looks at pop culture's fascination with black gangsters through the years. Mark Rowland, producer of a new BET series on gangsters of color, is joined by filmmaker Marc Levin to discuss America's fascination.

Pent-up demand from households that have been cooped up over the last eight months could drive a spending boom in the spring, providing a big boost to the economy.

The number of migrants trying to cross the southern U.S. border illegally has gone down significantly. But migrants still face long waits using a government app for asylum claims.

Credit card debt is at a record high, climbing nearly 19% in the fourth quarter of 2022. Many Americans have exhausted their savings and are now deep in the hole trying to cover the cost of living.

Inflation worsened in June, rising 9.1% on surging food, rent and energy costs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Wednesday.

We take a moment to remember former NPR audio engineer Brian Jarboe, who died on Monday. As a colleague, he was kind, agile and skilled in the studio — and he always had a guitar pick on him.

The Erie Canal was once one of the country's most important trade routes. Some are questioning whether this historical relic is still worth the tens of millions of dollars needed to maintain it.

Hundreds of thousands of students and adults across Florida and beyond bowed their heads in a moment of silence Thursday to mark the first anniversary of…

The versatile actor had hundreds of screen credits to his name, including Platoon, The Rock and Final Destination.

A total of 118 unlicensed contractors have been arrested following after a nine-month investigation by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.Sheriff…

Myeshia Johnson spoke out for the first time Monday about the death of her husband, Army Sgt. La David Johnson, in Niger and the White House response.

The 4-3 vote pauses new applications while the city develops rules for data centers and other exceptionally large utility customers.

Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama address the League of United Latin American Citizens. Democrats aim to increase Hispanic turnout, while Republicans hope to build on the inroads George W. Bush made among Hispanic voters in 2004.

The Trump administration has declared an end to the "war on coal," but Colstrip, Mont., is still feeling besieged. The town is a good example of how complicated the future is for coal country.

The fatal police shooting of 37-year-old black man Alton Sterling sparked protests in Baton Rouge, La., on Wednesday. The Justice Department continues its civil rights investigation into the shooting.

Victor Davis Hanson, "Carnage and Culture" author and a senior fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution, talks politics with Scott Simon. He calls the election cycle a continuation of populist outrage.

In a state notorious for rough and tumble politics, Jesse White has had lasting appeal. NPR's Scott Simon talks with White, the longtime Illinois secretary of state who is retiring at the age of 88.

President Biden announces more measures to make free at-home rapid tests available. Because of COVID, the NHL is pausing games. Hundreds of migrants remain trapped at the Belarus-Poland border.

The former head of Florida’s prisons is blasting Gov. Rick Scott and his administration, saying they put politics ahead of guard and prisoner safety....

NASA employees say they've lost vital equipment and staff needed to make sophisticated spacecraft amid the agency's abrupt relocations over the past several months.

Across the country, restaurants are under pressure to get rid of trans fats. But finding a healthier cooking oil that also holds up to extended use won't be easy. The search begins in the soybean fields of the Midwest.

Vice President Harris is expected to announce her running mate in the next few days. Her pick could help secure the presidential race. And, here's why the U.K. is rioting.