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The biggest conventional names in American politics — Clinton and Bush — have stumbled this summer as Americans look to channel their frustrations through unconventional outsiders.

European health officials confirm the H5N1 influenza virus in birds in Turkey -- indication that the strain is spreading around the world. Avian flu does not move easily from birds to humans, but it can occasionally jump to people who raise the animals. It has claimed 60 lives in Asia since 2003.

After a recent trip to some of the company's facilities in Guangzhou, China, young tastemakers fawned over happy employees and sweat-free working conditions. Now the influencers are facing a backlash.

More than 1.3 million people were plunged into darkness early Tuesday. Failure of an underground power line is believed to be the cause and repairs could take up to two days.

For the first time in a long time, Florida's children aren't getting heavier. The Centers for Disease Control credits the drop, at least in part, to First…

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed when a gun that Alec Baldwin was holding went off on the set of the film in 2021. Last summer, a judge in New Mexico dismissed Baldwin's case for involuntary manslaughter.

Buffeted by accusations of laziness by Bill Nelson's campaign, Rep. Connie Mack IV is out with a new ad today that unleashes his most potent weapon: his…

The Pennsylvania native loved the 1905 gospel hymn inspired by the Gospel of Matthew.

Scientists in Michigan went out in the dead of night to dig up part of an unusual long-term experiment. It's a research study that started in 1879 and is handed from one generation to the next.

Malone, who died Aug. 23, was one of the leading guitarists of his generation. Before starting his own group, he performed with Diana Krall, Harry Connick Jr. and others. Originally broadcast in 2000.

The Border Patrol points to three measures to prove Operation Streamline's success: It deters future illegal border-crossers, fewer people are apprehended for crossing illegally, and it allows the government to focus on more serious crime. But a closer look shows these arguments don't always hold up.

NPR's Brittany Luse, host of It's Been a Minute, talks with actor Steven Yeun about his new Netflix series, a hate-fueled romp called Beef.

Bernice Johnson Reagon, a civil rights activist who co-founded The Freedom Singers and later started the African-American vocal ensemble Sweet Honey in the Rock, died Tuesday at the age of 81.

In a Fox News interview, the former New York mayor turned presidential lawyer appeared to contradict the president's claims not to have known about the 2016 payment.

Now that Cameron has been named foreign minister, in a cabinet reshuffle, what does that suggest about Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's vision of governance?

Guitarist Link Wray died on November 5 at the age of 76. He's credited with inventing the power chord in the 1950s. His first big recording hit was the 1958 instrumental Rumble. When he went to record the song, he wasn't happy with the sound on the amp, so he pierced holes in the speaker cone to create additional distortion. Guitarists including Pete Townshend and John Lennon were influenced by his work. Wray's other hits include Rawhide and the Batman theme.

In a 5-4 vote with vast repercussions for the U.S. criminal justice system, the Supreme Court invalidates the criminal sentencing system of Washington state. The court's ruling emphasizes the role of juries in determining sentences, and stirs speculation that the sentencing guidelines used by many states and the federal government won't be able to withstand a constitutional challenge. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports.

Public health officials say millions of Americans who are at risk for the flu this winter still need to be vaccinated -- and some people who have already gotten shots might need a second dose. The CDC reports that a particularly dangerous strain of the flu is about this year...and even some people who have been vaccinated may not be fully protected. About 5 percent of people who got flu shots this year received a batch of vaccine that isn't as potent as it should have been. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with law professor Cynthia Lee about her proposal that states raise the standard of when an officer is allowed to use force.

Self-driving cars are everywhere in San Francisco. An anonymous group is surreptitiously placing orange traffic cones on the driverless cars, confusing their sensors and rendering them inoperable.

Self-driving cars are everywhere in San Francisco. Some opponents are fighting back by using traffic cones to disable the robo-taxis.

Republican Gov. Rick Scott said Tuesday he will vote against a proposed constitutional amendment to allow the medical use of marijuana if it makes the…

Heading into the WNBA finals, NPR's Michel Martin talks to Jesse Washington, senior writer with Andscape, about whether the Minnesota Lynx have a chance against the dominant New York Liberty.

The president's message to his Cabinet secretaries comes amid continuing questions over the role of billionaire adviser Elon Musk in the drastic reshaping of the federal government.

Nearly one in five Medicare beneficiaries is readmitted within a month, and a new effort under the Affordable Care Act wants to change that by penalizing hospitals with high readmission rates. But hospitals say it will be counterproductive.