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Our video gaming columnist says she was a reluctant student as a child — but video games, even non-educational ones like the Assassin's Creed series, helped her get interested in learning.

After six seasons and one movie spin-off, fans of the Crawley family have questions about the newest upcoming film; Show creator Julian Fellowes has answers.

More than two dozen local officials in swing states have refused to certify elections in recent years, including after the primary election in Nevada's Washoe County this summer.

President Trump gave a speech in Las Vegas Wednesday, where he praised the U.S. economy but workers in the city say his administration's policies aren't helping.

In California, a bill on artificial intelligence is drawing attention -- and criticism -- from the state's massive tech industry. NPR's A Martinez speaks with its sponsor, state Sen. Scott Wiener.

An Idaho teacher was told by her principal to take down an "Everyone is welcome here" poster in her classroom. It's a symptom of President Trump's crackdown on discussions of inclusivity in schools.

Polk County took a direct hit from Hurricane Irma, with the storm hitting Lakeland just after midnight Sunday night.The winds caused widespread damage --…

From Dr. Anthony Fauci to Sacha Baron Cohen, the year's most popular Fresh Air web pages reflect the show's strength as a place where artists, authors and journalists speak to the moment.

The conviction of Derek Chauvin on all three counts against him inserts new dynamics into the case against the three other former officers charged in the killing of George Floyd.

The last 5 years have been warmer than average, except 2022, where temperatures were the coldest since the 1980s across some official locations. How about the weather for this year?

Organized pressure groups, not individual parents, are leading the fight to remove books from shelves, according to a new report from the American Library Association.

The short answer is yes, but a Florida expert weighs in on how you should receive the vaccines this season ahead of another possible tripledemic.

These so-called exoplanets include rocky worlds similar in size to Earth, gas giants larger than Jupiter and even"'mini-Neptunes."

Amanda Filipacchi's novel is about a costume designer who wears a fat suit after a suitor commits suicide. It's structured as a mashup of an old Friends episode, a fairy tale and a murder mystery.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has touted a record amount of spending to help his state prepare for the effects of climate change. But his policy on that front is coming under scrutiny by many residents still reeling from Hurricane Ian.

"I wrote it for myself," Field says of her intensely personal accounting of her life and career. In Pieces describes childhood abuse, an abortion at 17 and her relationship with Burt Reynolds.

Today, Franklin's recording of "Respect" is definitive. But when she recorded it on Valentine's Day 1967, it was a radical gender-bending of Otis Redding's original.

Critic Bob Mondello sings the praises of Woody Allen's first musical "Everyone Says I Love You." It's a throwback to musicals of the 1930's.

U.S. law prohibits people on Medicare from using the discount coupons the makers of expensive medicines offer. The law aims to reduce federal drug spending and Medicare fraud, but can feel unfair.

Before fighting broke out over two years ago, Khartoum had nearly 100 public and private medical facilities. Today, not a single one remains operational.

Lakeland city commissioners are concerned about building on green space and whether this solar project would be a catalyst for growth or a deterrent.

In these days of citified country music, Shepherd lives the life most country stars sing about.

Adrien Brody's performance in The Brutalist got an assist from AI. We asked a voice coach what she makes of it.

In the first of a series of conversations on beauty, NPR's Susan Stamberg talks with Linda Wells, editor of Allure magazine. Wells says Allure evolved in the past 13 years. Its magazine covers don't portray one particular type of person as beautiful all the time. She says popularity, timing and interest are all things to consider when choosing who goes on the cover of a beauty magazine.

The lawsuit escalates a series of confrontations between the president and the leader of the country's biggest bank.