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The Motion Picture Academy hopes that more popular films, an earlier showtime, and increased diversity among nominees will lead to higher viewership.

Mexico City is the latest major metropolitan area to impose restrictions on Airbnb — after New York City and Barcelona. Soaring housing prices have displaced many longtime residents.

President Trump has repeatedly tied his political fortunes to the financial markets. But as his tariff policies impact investors, he's shifting his rhetoric.

On Capitol Hill, time is running out and a government shutdown looks likely at the end of the day Saturday, Sept. 30.

Terence Blanchard made history last season when his opera Fire Shut Up in My Bones was the first work by a Black composer staged by the Metropolitan Opera. And the Met has asked for more.

While resident permit parking already exists in parts of downtown and Old Northeast, the proposal would broaden the framework citywide as redevelopment pressures continue spreading outward from the urban core.

The Blue Sharks from the tiny African archipelago will train throughout the tournament at the Waters SportsPlex in Town 'N Country, one of 25 team bases in North America that will not host matches.

Gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in almost three years. That's likely to make the Federal Reserve cautious about cutting interest rates, regardless of pressure from President Trump.

Hoping to make the roster for the U.S. Men's National team going to the World Cup, Tim Ream knows there's a lot riding on the tournament, from playing well to growing a new generation of fans at home.

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy is the latest casualty in President Trump's campaign to vanquish Republicans he sees as disloyal. What does it mean for primaries this week?

Congressional Republicans hoped to pass a bill to fund ICE for three years by the end of this week, but that plan faltered over disagreements with President Trump.

Public health experts are raising concerns about why the U.S. government hasn't had a more public response to the hantavirus outbreak that started on a cruise ship.

The release from prison of the former authoritarian leader has triggered uproar in the Andean country. He had been serving a 25-year sentence for directing death squads against supposed subversives.

The Justice Department says it will abide by a federal judge's ruling pausing the government's creation of a $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund that has drawn bipartisan pushback in Congress.

Work rules for sick people on Medicaid will be stricter than advocates had hoped. The Trump administration released its guidance for states, which have to stand up the new bureaucracies by Jan. 1.

The Senate passed legislation early Friday morning to fund President Trump's immigration enforcement agencies through the end of his term.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former Judge John Jones III, who is among 35 former judges who support an inquiry into President Trump's settlement with the IRS.

After over a year of negotiations with major video game companies over issues like AI, video game performers in the union SAG-AFTRA are on strike.

Sportswriter Adrian Wojnarowski is known for fast breaking news on ESPN. He's leaving the network -- and a contract worth millions of dollars -- to join his alma mater's basketball program.

President Trump faced some pushback to his agenda and policies this week from both the courts and Republican lawmakers in Congress.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with journalist Jake Fischer, who covers the NBA for The Stein Line on Substack, about the start of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs.

One nostalgic chain, a Stuckey's in Missouri, has branched out from its usual fare and put Halal food on its menu, attracting Muslim truck drivers and others.

A decade ago, research said giving young children peanut products can prevent allergies. A new study says that, 10 years later, tens of thousands of U.S. children have avoided allergies as a result.

The Trump administration has stated it wants the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule to look more like peer nations such as Denmark. Critics say the U.S. has different health threats.

President Trump's trade war sent global markets reeling this week. How Trump has handled tariffs shows the farthest thing from stability and predictability. A look at this and three other takeaways.