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The unemployment rate dropped to 3.5% in July.

StoryCorps brings us memories of one of the first sit-ins of the Civil Rights Era, a protest at a drug store in Oklahoma City that was organized by children.

Mark Emmert oversaw a tumultuous decade-plus as NCAA president. Now that he's stepping down in March, he joins NPR's Ari Shapiro for an exit interview.

Voters will consider what President Biden and former President Donald Trump have to say about immigration when they debate on Thursday.

The Obama administration offered help to nonviolent offenders like Dana Bowerman, but more than half the applications sent to the Clemency Project 2014 have not been processed.

The conservative group that has seen some corporate donors flee because of its involvement in pushing for voter ID and stand-your-ground gun laws, has new troubles. Common Cause has filed a complaint with the IRS that the American Legislative Exchange Council, known as ALEC, violated the limits of its charity tax status.

Trump's conviction triggers a series of events for the former president – some immediate, others longer-term.

At this time of year, the flor de izote blooms in Los Angeles. The Salvadoran-American chef Karla Tatiana Vasquez says the flowers are both a delicacy and a connection to her identity.

President Donald Trump has said immigration crackdowns will begin soon. It's not clear where, but in recent days Chicago has come under the spotlight. Immigrant communities in the city are bracing.

Around 80,000 federal employees call Fairfax County, Virginia, home. County Chairman Jeffrey McKay talks about his community's concerns over the government shutdown and what is being done to help.

NPR's Michel Martin asks Democratic strategist Joel Payne what New York City's new democratic socialist mayor may signify for the Democratic party. Is his energy what the party needs?

A bill has been recently to abolish the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission.The commission was created by the state to regulate…

Nearly 700,000 ballots had been cast as of Monday for the Aug. 18 primary elections from more than 3.8 million vote-by-mail ballots sent to Floridians,…

The summer season will begin over Memorial Day weekend.

About 80 percent of Americans will see their tax bills rise if the Bush-era tax cuts are allowed to expire at the end of this year. But those who will take the largest hit are those with the highest incomes.

Communities across the northern Caribbean are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The storm has left many without homes, power or communication.

Public health officials are hoping to reach the more than half a million Gaza children who received their first dose a few weeks back. But a shifting battlefield is making everything more challenging.

This week on Florida Matters we focus on the places and events that make Plant City special, like the Plant City Photo Archives and History Center.It is…

The electric automaker notched $438 million in net income for the quarter, helped in part by the sale of more than $100 million in Bitcoin.

First Macklemore was dropped over Gaza. Then other artists walked. Ed Sheeran has largely stayed out of politics. Now, the empty stage is telling a different story.

Elbridge Gerry was an important early figure in the American Revolution, but his decision to approve a "gerrymandered" state legislative map inadvertently won him lasting infamy.

Since it's become clear USF and the other schools that field Football Bowl Series (FBS) level teams will lose the "Big East" name, they'll have to come up…

Workers at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama start voting this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Last month, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee voted overwhelmingly to unionize.

Parasitic tapeworms, the world's largest hornet and a bug with overly aggressive mating habits are all featured in science writer Amy Stewart's book Wicked Bugs, which examines more than 100 of the strangest entomological creatures on the planet.