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Growing up, sports commentator Kevin Blackistone idolized Muhammad Ali. With Ali's death last week, he wonders why the man he sees in the obituaries is so different than the Ali he remembers.

With several sports teams looking to taxpayers to fund the construction of new stadiums, NPR's Scott Simon wonders how those public funds could be spent elsewhere.

New York Times investigative reporter Michael Schwirtz gained access to the dashboard of DarkSide, a Russian ransomware operation that's pulled in more than $90 million since it began last August.

In honor of Women's History Month, NPR takes a look at five women photographing the worst effects of climate change around the world.

More and more women have had to become their family's primary source of income. But women still don't make as much money as men. When a woman becomes the breadwinner, her family must survive on less than half of their previous income.

More and more women have had to become their family's primary source of income. But women still don't make as much money as men. When a woman becomes the breadwinner, her family must survive on less than half of their previous income.

Luke Whitworth, 23, came to Guinea from South Carolina 13 months ago. That's when the outbreak there began. His sponsoring group gave him the option to leave — but he's determined to stay.

Commissioners hope the project, at Interstate 75 and State Road 52, will become an economic gateway to the county.

The debt ceiling deadline is quickly approaching. How will it impact your personal finances if the U.S. government can’t pay its bills?

If you think alcohol is problematic for you, or want to avoid drinking too much, or just aren't the biggest drinker, here are some strategies for navigating end-of-year celebrations.

The newly released psychological horror film I Saw the TV Glow possesses a star-studded original soundtrack that stands on its own as a great, angsty album.

Public Works Administrator Claude Tankersley said officials now expect to receive disaster recovery funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) “sooner than we had anticipated.”

The United States has never seen a moment like this one, the Pew Center says: sustained combat for a decade, and a small fraction of American men and women in uniform. A new Pew study says that's led to some different views on the wars, the value of military service — and even the subject of patriotism.

Nearly 300,000 students attend charter schools in Florida. Charters are taxpayer funded, privately run and are changing the state’s public education...

Think of Mount Everest, and now think of it in reverse. That, in a nutshell, is a "supercave." In his new book, Blind Descent, author James Tabor pays tribute to the intrepid explorers who venture deep, deep underground.

Florida officials revoked a racing greyhound trainer's license after five dogs tested positive for cocaine after a race in January.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Ganesh Sitaraman about the challenges of air travel. He is the author of: Why Flying is Miserable and How to Fix It.

The retail giant, run by the world's richest man, was criticized earlier this year after revealing its workers' median pay was $28,446.

The Albany County sheriff says if charges were to be brought against the governor, he believes they would amount to a misdemeanor, or possibly a couple of misdemeanors.

The world's two most populous countries — India and China — are missing from the expanded 48-team men's World Cup, highlighting corruption, bureaucratic rot and youth sports culture.

A wall of flames prevented Jeff Evans from evacuating the California town of Concow during the Camp Fire. He tells Rachel Martin how he survived and how he has spent his days since.

Federal workers across the country are bracing to lose pay indefinitely. Many have weathered shutdowns before and some face losing income at particularly inconvenient times in their lives.

Kevin Walzak of Syracuse, N.Y., has invented a device that seeds and slices a mango in less than a second. He tells Madeleine Brand about the invention.

On this episode of Florida Matters, you’ll hear about an effort to connect people with Black businesses throughout the Tampa Bay region.

Even as NPR editor Malaka Gharib makes light of herself in her high-spirited graphical memoir, her wisdom about the power and limits of racial identity is evident in the way she draws.