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A group of 26 former senior diplomats and military officials, calling themselves Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change, plan to release a joint statement arguing that President George W. Bush has severely damaged America's national security and should be defeated in November. Several of the signatories were appointed by Republican presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush. NPR's Tavis Smiley speaks with Kiron Skinner, a member of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's civilian Defense Policy Board, and Phyllis Oakley, who served as the deputy spokesperson for the State Department under the first President Bush.

Walmart said it will require most remote workers in its Dallas, Atlanta and Toronto offices to relocate to its offices in Bentonville, Arkansas; Hoboken, New Jersey; and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Republicans kick off their four-day national convention in Milwaukee on Monday, which culminates with delegates officially nominating former President Donald Trump and his vice presidential pick.

Eight bus passengers were killed and over 40 injured Tuesday when a bus crashed on State Road 40.

On Monday, the storm was upgraded to Category 4 hurricane over the southern Gulf of Mexico.

What new music is coming out in 2022 that's worth looking into? It turns out there is plenty of great new music coming out this year. Here's a preview of two albums.

In June 1970, Lawton Chiles was completing a 1,000-mile walk across Florida. The trek earned Chiles the nickname “Walkin’ Lawton” and helped him win a...

The third Friday in March is when med school grads learn where they will start their careers as residents. Often they extend their careers in the same area, although Florida trails other large states in such retention.

During his third tour of duty in Iraq, Marine Cpl. Jeffrey Starr of Snohomish, Wash., was killed in combat on Memorial Day. Phyllis Fletcher from member station KUOW in Seattle reports on Cpl. Starr and how is family is remembering him.

President Bush tours the storm-ravaged city of New Orleans in a military transport. Troops swept through the area ahead of the president's arrival, making sure holdouts had been removed.

Veteran Wall Street Journal reporters Josh Chin and Liza Lin spent years covering China. In a new book, they untangle how China built its formidable digital surveillance apparatus.

With the equestrian events in the books, the reviews are in: The temporary grandstand built on the estate of Versailles was "spectacular," "magnificent" and a source of pride for residents of France.

Today, Franklin's recording of "Respect" is definitive. But when she recorded it on Valentine's Day 1967, it was a radical gender-bending of Otis Redding's original.

In this Guest DJ session with All Songs co-host Robin Hilton, Beck digs into his latest album, Colors, discusses its euphoric themes and shares some of the songs by other artists that informed it.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with addiction correspondent Brian Mann about the drop in overdose deaths among teens and young adults in the U.S.

Families of 9/11 victims may get some answers this week about what the U.S. government knows about the attack. Some believe secrets documents could point the finger at Saudi government officials.

The Trump administration is looking to expand efforts to strip naturalized Americans of their citizenship. An immigration attorney weighs in.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Thomas Dobbs, the State Health Officer of Mississippi, about his state's nearly non-existent coronavirus mandates despite the CDC's warning of another COVID-19 wave.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Dr. Jamila Perritt, president and CEO of Physicians for Reproductive Health, on what's at stake in the Mississippi abortion law that is being heard by the Supreme Court.

What if you could never get a good night's rest? Researchers are investigating whether sleep deprivation can keep people trapped in poverty.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Scott Keyes, the founder of the travel app Going, about tips for what to do if your air travel doesn't go precisely as planned

When the first spring training games begin this week, something new will be in use: an automated ball-strike umpiring system. After years of trials in the minor leagues, it gets a major league test.

The UnitedHealthcare CEO's alleged killer was in the same Brooklyn jail as Diddy and Sam Bankman-Fried. A satirical comedy about their jailhouse vibe is selling out theaters — and raising eyebrows.

What does the clash between Harvard and the Trump administration look like from the perspective of its faculty? NPR's Michel Martin asks Harvard Law School professor Nikolas Bowie.

Pulido has been a mainstay of Tejano music —a genre blending traditional regional Mexican elements with country, pop and conjunto influences — for more than three decades.