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The government's monthly jobs report was not published Friday as a result of the federal shutdown. That's left businesses and policymakers in the dark about the strength of the U.S. job market.

A firebrand fundamentalist is stabbed to death at church in Rian Johnson's new film, Wake Up Dead Man. This over-the-top whodunit uses mystery conventions to open up a spiritual inquiry.

Geneticist Dr. Robert Green is sequencing the DNA of healthy newborns to find hidden disease risks. This knowledge can save lives — but gene sequencing is not a crystal ball.

Is America still a democracy? Scholars tell NPR that after the last year under President Trump, the country has slid closer to autocracy or may already be there.

President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than two hours on Monday and claimed progress toward ending the war in Ukraine. But Putin did not agree to an immediate ceasefire.

President Trump's state visit to China will be closely watched in the American heartland, where his trade war has resulted in grain farmers losing considerable business from international buyers.

Epstein owned a 10,000-acre property with a mansion. After calls by the public, the state attorney general searched the property and the state House created a "Truth Commission."

Researchers work to grow grass that will offer the same level playing field for athletes at the various soccer venues that will be used during the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Lesotho, a tiny mountain kingdom in Southern Africa, has just declared a two-year state of disaster after being threatened with the highest U.S. tariffs in the world.

Russia launched fresh strikes on Ukraine's capital Tuesday, as both countries weigh a new peace plan aimed at ending the war.

U.S. farms increasingly depend on foreign workers, but ICE raids have exacerbated the agriculture labor crisis. But some farmers want to make it easier to hire people from abroad using a visa program.

Unlike many cancers, colorectal cancer has become more lethal for people at younger ages. Doctors are sleuthing out why.

American intelligence officials briefed former President Donald Trump on threats from Iran to assassinate him. A Trump campaign spokesman says the focus was on real and specific threats.

The FBI seized thousands of ballots from the 2020 election in Fulton County, Georgia, raising concerns among state and local election officials about what this could mean for the midterm elections.

Maine might become the first place to impose a statewide pause on big data center construction — if the governor signs the bill.

Friday's U.S. Open semifinal between Americans Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe will make history, whether it's the first American or first Black man to reach the final in decades.

A new field of study called "smoke ecology" strives to understand the smoke blowing off wildfires, and whether anything can be done to protect the environment's inhabitants from it.

The Dominican singer Tokischa built her career through a series of transgressions. On a new album, she veers in a different direction.

There's a form of railroad travel that few people ever see: private railroad cars, which attach to normally-scheduled Amtrak trains and pull riders paying top-dollar across the country. Jordan Salama took a ride on one, traveling between Chicago and Huntington, W.V., to bring us the story of these "yachts on rails."

The UF Health facility in one of Gainesville's poorest neighborhoods opens after a construction process funded by city, county and federal dollars. More than 12,000 patients are expected annually.

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are at risk for developing diabetes at lower weights and younger ages than others. Doctors are working from the inside the community to make people healthier.

NPR confirmed the names of the two Trump staffers involved in the Arlington cemetery scuffle. And, the father of the Georgia school shooting suspect arrested.

Stubbs gave voice to emotion — to love, to hurt, to desire, to loneliness. Songs like "I Can't Help Myself," "Reach Out, I'll Be There" and "Baby I Need Your Lovin' " made him one of Motown's most recognizable voices. He died Friday in Detroit.

Gibson's latest is Agency — set in a future where climate change has mostly wiped out humanity. The cyberpunk godfather says today's online world is "utterly banal" compared to his original vision.

Maurice Sendak died last May but left behind a final book: a reflection on loss and love written in memory of his brother Jack. Sendak's longtime friend Tony Kushner describes the book's origins and Sendak's literary heroes.