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The Belfast trio Kneecap raps in Irish. Their popularity reflects a demographic shift: Catholics now outnumber Protestants there. Experts say Irish reunification isn't a matter of 'if' but 'when.'

Medicaid expansion is making people healthier. It's also costing states more than expected. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is scrambling to close a $6 billion deficit tied to Medicaid expansion.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Miles Herszenhorn, managing editor of The Harvard Crimson, about the reaction on campus to Claudine Gay's resignation as president.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Inter-American Dialogue's Manuel Orozco about whether Nicaragua's president has weaponized immigration regulations to dig at the Biden Administration and sanctions.

The Onion is best-known for its straightforward news coverage, but it also has a thriving sports division that has a new book out.

Thousands of people lost their homes and businesses in the tornadoes that tore through Kentucky last week. Now, residents are sorting out how to move forward and whether or not to rebuild.

Filmmakers have been more successful in recent years at getting wide distribution for movies that center on LGBTQ characters without making gender or orientation a significant part of the storyline.

After weeks of wrangling, the GOP will send a health care bill to a vote Thursday. Also, President Trump is expected to sign an executive order relaxing political restrictions on religious groups.

Annual inflation hit 3.5% in June, down from May's more than three-year high — but the resumption of the conflict with Iran threaten to push up inflation as energy costs once again spike.

Another huge winter storm has slammed California's coastal and inland areas with strong winds and heavy rain and snow. It has downed power lines and closed roads and is linked to at least two deaths.

Caleb Azumah Nelson's Open Water is built on a familiar premise: two young people meet and fall in love. Nelson's debut novel is brimming with references to Black art, music, poetry and photography.

NPR's Ari Shapiro spends a day at the Medyka border crossing to see how the flow of refugees has changed over the nearly three months since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The Lone Star State is home to more than a million horses. Some Texans have begun adding to their herds in rather unusual ways: by cloning their champion horses.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly remembers the life of civil rights leader David Mixner with his friend and mentee, Brian Sims.

A federal judge issued a ruling Friday temporarily blocking a Republican-backed Florida law that barred some felons from voting because of their inability…

The Star Trek actor, writer, poet and photographer has died of lung disease at 83. NPR's Neda Ulaby has a look back at the long career of the man who was (and was not) Spock.

"I feel incredibly proud to say that I am a gay man and also an Olympic champion," the 27-year-old diver from Great Britain told his fans. Daley's gold was the first of his Olympic career.

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell says if there is a traditional role-call vote, he will cast his vote for Hillary Clinton, as promised. But he says after the vote is over and Barack Obama emerges the winner, then everyone should do as Clinton says, and get behind the nominee.

President-elect Donald Trump has made two top national security appointments. Rachel Martin speaks with retired Gen. Keane about what those choices say about his administration's foreign policy.

Author Mary Graham discusses the confidences that presidents keep. When it comes to President Trump, she says: "I think we're seeing that it's not possible to keep policies secret in the digital age."

She had been competing at the Tokyo Olympics. Timanovskaya is reuniting with her husband — who has also obtained a humanitarian visa.

The Iraq war is back in the news in a big way, after Jeb Bush stumbled on the question of "knowing what you know know, would you have invaded Iraq." We'll…

Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to question the science and safety behind the vaccines as he has throughout the pandemic, despite data from the CDC that shows the shots are safe and effective.

Movies like "Cool Runnings" and "The Little Mermaid" include Jamaican stereotypes and globalize the distinct language known as Patois.

Photographer Andres Gonzalez has spent the past five years documenting the aftermath of mass shootings in American schools. He speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about how communities process trauma and the patterns of responses to violent acts.