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A series of protests broke out in cities across America in response to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968. A wave of new activists were eager to continue the fight for justice and equality.

In Canada, so much land burned that half the world's countries could fit in the charred spaces.

In recent weeks, Whelan has complained of worsening safety in his prison and questioned why the Biden administration has still not brought him home.

As red states attempt to limit Black history lessons in public schools, interest in learning about the Black American experience has grown.

The Lukeville-Sonoyta Port of Entry in Arizona has reopened one month after U.S. Customs and Border Protection closed the border crossing to deal with a surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.

South Africa presented its opening arguments and Israel, which rejects the charge, will defend itself on Friday.

You might not expect people to open up about their problems and concerns to a sewer utility company, but that's just what happened after the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District posted a vague online message before Christmas.

In the U.S. alone, more than 60 million pounds of chocolate will be gifted for Valentine's Day. However, much of that chocolate comes from companies with links to child labor practices.

Political strategists Bill Press and Alice Stewart parse results from Super Tuesday voting and what it means for the presidential candidates, as well as interesting races of note such as a Senate race in California and the North Carolina governor's race.

The decision reverses a decision by the Colorado Supreme Court that Trump should be prohibited from holding office because he participated in an insurrection, and that Article 3 of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution bars insurrectionists from holding office.

It’s the first time in the event’s three-decade history that the race has been called off.

Seeking stardom for their underage daughters, parents often begin by posting innocent images of them online. But as their children become influencers and even make money from their accounts, they may be coming into contact with men who prey on children.

In Alabama, providers of in vitro fertilization are now resuming treatments after a new law passed Wednesday night granted IVF providers civil and criminal immunity from discarding or damaging embryos.

The project would allow industrial facilities like steel manufacturers to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions as part of the federal plan to address the climate crisis. But some landowners and others have concerns about this carbon capture and sequestration technique.

TikTok’s Chinese parent company says it has no intention of selling after Congress passed a law forcing it to sell the popular social media app or be banned in the U.S.

The Biden administration argues that federal emergency care law overrides the state of Idaho's law that only allows abortions in a medical emergency if the mother faces death.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Max Boot, senior fellow at Council of Foreign Relations, about his Foreign Policy column that credits learning about his white male privilege to the election of Trump.

A study released in 2022 by political scientists Joshua Kalla and David Broockman looked at that question, by having Fox News viewers switch to CNN for a month.

On Tuesday night, the post-season of the NBA tips off as the Play-In tournament gets underway — with rules that often confuse many.

Medicare Advantage plans say they offer good value and aim to keep patients healthy, but sicker people are far more likely than others to drop out because of lack of access to specific doctors.

Nurse practitioners are gaining support in their drive to play a larger primary care role. But the AMA is waving a yellow caution flag before state regulators and legislators.

More than a dozen cities in the Chinese province of Hubei are under official lock down to try to prevent the further outbreak of a new, deadly virus.

The shooting death of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager, has sparked national protests and debate. Host Michel Martin reflects on the case in her Can I Just Tell You essay.

Thousands of people are believed to died in Pakistan after a 7.6 earthquake hit the country Saturday. The quake also killed hundreds in neighboring India. Steve Inskeep talks to Alex Perry, Time magazine bureau chief in Kashmir, about rescue and recovery efforts.

Congressional leaders from both political parties came very close to accusing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales of perjury. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, they questioned Gonzales' previous testimony on the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program.