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NPR Music's Louder than a Riot has been doing a deep dive into the stories of rappers that highlight inequalities in the way this country addresses crime and punishment.

Some parts of the country are now grappling with a post-Thanksgiving surge of patients, while others dodged that fate. What lessons can we learn as we head into the Christmas season?

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious disease expert, about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the U.S., and what Americans should expect in the coming weeks.

An NPR analysis shows that the majority of counties with the highest COVID-19 death rates showed stronger support for Trump in 2020 than they did four years ago.

The Trump administration has sent bombers to the Middle East to counter what it says are Iranian threats. Key to the campaign is National Security Advisor John Bolton, who's focused on Iran decades.

The Biden administration is expected to be sued over its ban on new oil and gas leasing on federal land. In top fossil fuel states like Wyoming, cuts to services and mass layoffs were already looming.

Spotify Wrapped is bluntly telling users their "listening age," which in many cases is several decades older or younger than their actual age. It's a calculated strategy.

National security scholar Tom Nichols argues that Trump has taken control of the nation's intelligence and justice systems and is now testing the military's independence.

A handful of dreadful losses — plus some drama between the team's biggest star and its new head coach — has the USMNT looking for a badly-needed rebound in this summer's Gold Cup tournament.

The Trump's administration has ramped up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by designating the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization.

The attack on Colonial Pipeline has focused new attention on a potentially radical proposal to stem the growing threat posed by ransomware: making it illegal for victims to pay their attackers.

Under a settlement with New York City, Fox News will not require staffers to enter secret arbitration in new contracts for the next four years. The process kept harassment claims from public view.

In a fiery speech at Tiananmen Square, Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping vowed to keep an iron grip on Hong Kong and to conquer Tiawan, and warned foreign forces against trying to bully China.

For our summer travel series, our Beijing correspondent rides the city's subway system and explores the history of each stop — above ground and below ground.

The treatment touted by Gov. DeSantis is helping thousands of Floridians fend off severe COVID-19. But health experts say vaccines and masks are critical to stopping the surge.

NPR's Debbie Elliott talks to Texas Pastor Danny Reeves, who is urging non-vaccinated people to get the shot after he almost died in the hospital from COVID-19.

American studios are working hard to play well in China's gigantic — and growing — movie market, all while negotiating complex rules and competing with popular domestic films.

The delta variant is pummeling America's hospitals, taxing an already-depleted health care workforce. Once again, some states are facing the prospect of rationing medical care.

In Afghanistan, U.S. diplomacy and military evacuations are ongoing and refugees are still try to flee. The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Doha, Qatar.

President Biden gives his first address to the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. He may find some skepticism for his pitch to work together on COVID-19 and climate after some recent decisions.

Heat waves are getting longer and more intense with climate change, which increases the risk of preterm birth. Pregnant women often don't hear about the dangers.

Simpson blamed chronic staffing shortages and high turnover rates on corrections officials’ “lack of vision” and “myopia” in operating the troubled prison system.

In Ohio's 11th Congressional District, the two main candidates are Nina Turner and Shontel Brown. It's a local race, but it can also be seen as a microcosm of the national Democratic Party.

When a U.S. beach volleyball player tested positive for coronavirus, his teammate needed to find another partner before their first Olympic match. So far, it's working.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with E.J. Dionne of the Brookings Institution and Mary Katharine Ham of CNN about this week's developments in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump.