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The new documentary painstakingly recounts the deadly 1971 prison uprising. NPR's Michel Martin talks to co-directors Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry.

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.

Gov. Rick Scott says he won't implement key parts of the federal health care law, including Medicaid expansion.But what about the nearly one million…

Expectations were high, but for Rio's poorest, the games are coming up short. "Who is enjoying the games?" asks one man. "Not the poor. It's only for the tourists." But even tourists are staying away.

Hough was 15 when her family left the Children of God cult. Afterward, she struggled to face the trauma of her past. Her new collection of personal essays is Leaving Isn't the Hardest Thing.

The Bureau of Land Management is auctioning off 18,000 acres of oil leases in California Wednesday. The state has one of the largest deposits of shale oil in the country. And it's attracting new attention because of the drilling technique known as hydraulic fracturing – or fracking.

South Carolina is the home state of former Gov. Nikki Haley. She kicked off a bus tour there on Saturday — the same day former President Trump held a rally in the state. Trump is the frontrunner.

President Biden is known for his close relationship with his grandchildren. But he hadn't recognized a 4-year-old daughter of Hunter Biden from his family, until Friday.

Husband and wife duo Michael Trotter, Jr. and Tanya Blount Trotter, also known as "The War And Treaty," talk with NPR's Michel Martin about their upcoming album, Healing Tide.

Powerful artificial intelligence tools that can create video, audio, text and pictures are raising fears the technology will supercharge disinformation and propaganda by bad actors.

Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though it's believed to be in storage.

School shootings, social media, beauty standards. 13-year-olds Erika Young and Norah Weiner delve into what middle school looks like today in their award-winning podcast.

A federal judge has paused a sweeping new plan from the Trump administration to halt categories of federal spending.

We asked folks whose job it is to make the world a better place: How do you find the inner strength to keep plugging away in tough times? And what advice do you have for fledgling activists?

The three unions say they have been unable to reach an agreement with university officials. Rutgers president Jonathan Holloway said he was disappointed by the strike.

The two giant pandas were seen on camera playing around in the snowfall that blanketed much of the Midwest and mid-Atlantic on Monday.

In a Pennsylvania district, school board elections have turned from debates about teacher salaries to issues like gender identity policies. At stake is the chance to drastically shape district policy.

Ahmad Saeedi was shot shortly after predicting on TV that he would likely be assassinated. He accuses his would-be killers of being part of a "fifth column" embedded in the framework of the state.

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.

David Greene talks to tax expert Mary Beth Franklin about year-end tax moves to benefit your personal balance sheet. Franklin is a tax planner and contributing editor to Investment News.

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.

A passenger on board the Amtrak train that crashed into a truck and derailed in Missouri on Monday, killing four people, has described the harrowing moment when his carriage rolled.

Every year, thousands of people in Santa suits flood cities across the U.S. to drink and cause havoc. SantaCon, which started as anti-commercial performance art, is now the subject of a documentary.

250 years after Thomas Paine published 'Common Sense', what can we learn from the revolutionary work today?