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Treasury Secretary Jack Lew granted NPR an exclusive interview to lay out his vision for the role of sanctions in U.S. foreign policy and national security. He touted what he called the success of sanctions on Iran but also conceded they are not a panacea and should not be overused.

Among the highest-profile items was $35 million for what was described as a “Sports Training and Youth Tournament Complex” in Pasco County.

Officials have said there was no evidence of foul play so it's not clear what the probe involves, although Hogan's daughter, Brooke, posted on Instagram there were “family questions.”

Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores have pleaded not guilty to all charges during their first court appearance in their federal narco-terrorism case.

Brady, who retired after spending three seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, discusses his new projects, whether he still sticks to his strict healthy lifestyle, and if that drive extends to his parenting.

It's been one year since Gershkovich was detained in Russia, where he remains in custody. NPR's Debbie Elliott talks Emma Tucker, editor-in-chief of The Wall Street Journal, about Gershkovich.

State Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson and Florida Forest Service Director Rick Dolan spoke during a news conference in Hillsborough County about what has already proven to be a busy fire season.

The Exilarte Center in Vienna is the world's leading research institution devoted to preserving the work of composers such as Walter Arlen and others, who were exiled or killed during the Holocaust.

Less than 24 hours after a troubled gunman killed 17 people — most of them teenagers — at a Broward County high school, a top state senator released a...

A Senate bill that would have disbanded TBARTA didn’t get through the Florida legislative session -- this time. Organization officials are pleased about that, and some non-recurring funding the legislature provided them.

It’s been more than a week since Hurricane Irma.Yet many smaller communities in Florida’s rural counties are still suffering and need basic resources,…

Heid suggested that none of the 16 books be removed from the system, but also said that some should be pulled from — or added to — certain grade levels.

Musically, CHROMAKOPIA is the rap auteur's most confident album. Emotionally, it might be his most self-effacing, as it stares down a new set of responsibilities.

CDC vaccine advisers meet today to discuss recommendations for COVID vaccines and childhood shots. And, ABC suspends Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show after his remarks about the killing of Charlie Kirk.

Babies under six months can't be vaccinated directly against COVID. A new study found that most infants hospitalized for COVID had mothers who didn’t get the vaccine while they were pregnant.

An NPR/Floodlight investigation found that a longtime Republican insider is stoking solar opposition by spreading bad information about health and environmental risks. Her influence is growing.

For the first time since 1986, the U.S. men didn't qualify. Officials say they are focused on getting the team back on the World Cup stage in four years.

At these softball playoffs for 11- and 12-year-old girls, you may hear singing. There's a chant for almost every moment in the game and all of them require full-on K-Pop, selfie energy.

The New York Times columnist says the stroke forced him to choose: He could focus on what had been lost, or on what remained. His memoir is The Beauty of Dusk. Originally broadcast March 22, 2022.

President Obama put forward a plan to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay — something he promised to do at the very beginning of his presidency. But the plan landed with a thud in Congress, raising questions about what happens next.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement has been hashed out line-by-line. All 6,000 pages of it. It will set the rules for roughly one-third of world trade. It has precise requirements for tariffs, quotas and subsidies for all manner of goods. But there's one huge secret tariff that isn't included: currency manipulation.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with CapRadio's Nicole Nixon about the final stretch before the California gubernatorial recall election.

In Congress, there continues to be bipartisan opposition to Russia's actions in Ukraine, but there's trouble for the Biden administration's request for new spending to deal with the pandemic.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday to try to persuade the Russian leader to pull back troops massed around Ukraine.