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New York's mayor accuses courts of being slow to get back up to speed, saying they're needed to combat violent crime. Have slower courts and fewer pretrial detentions added to the spike in violence?

The recent Alabama court decision about frozen embryos is having a ripple effect in Florida, where a bill would have let parents collect damages for the loss of a pregnancy.

An inside look at the infighting of a Brooklyn co-op where members are debating whether to ban Israeli goods because of the war in Gaza.

The NPR Politics Podcast breaks down the central policy issue behind the government shutdown: enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Katelyn Vue, a reporter from Sahan Journal, a news outlet focused on immigrants and people of color in Minnesota, about President Trump's attacks on Somali people.

A steep sell-off has hurt many first-time investors who bought crypto last year, when Bitcoin and other digital currencies were hitting record highs.

At 23, Griner is one of the best female basketball players in the world — and now she's also an author. In a new memoir, she discusses being bullied as a kid and coming out as a lesbian in college.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the United Nations General Assembly.

In many places, kindergartners are as likely to be chronically absent as high school seniors, but one school district in rural California is doing something about it.

Ever wonder why you have to turn off your e-reader or tablet before a plane takes off and lands? The Hill newspaper obtained a letter written by the head of the Federal Communications Commission to the Federal Aviation Administration. Julius Genachowski has asked for the FAA to loosen the rules on those devices.

The group first broke up in 2003 but got back together in 2009. It's not clear why the band is taking a break, but the "Parklife" singer told a French magazine that it felt like the right thing to do.

Their once-shared talent agency sent Hollander a box office bonus check intended for Holland. The check was 7 figures. Hollander told Late Night host Seth Meyers it was the most money he'd ever seen.

Surviving members of America's first all-black combat flying unit, the Tuskegee Airmen, are awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. The ceremony includes thanks from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a salute from President Bush.

For Dallas Cowboys fans, this year's season starts with a loss even before the first game.

Las Vegas is hosting the first official debate between the Democratic presidential candidates Tuesday night. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Michael Finnegan of the Los Angeles Times about how the city's slow recovery from the recession may set the tone.

Former NPR host Bob Edwards died Feb. 10. He was 76. Edwards was the voice of "Morning Edition" for nearly 25 years.

Nancy Pelosi will be retiring when her term ends in 2027, after a nearly four-decade-long career in Congress.

A new study finds the notoriously adorable trash bandits in urban areas are showing early signs of domestication.

Librarian Dorothy Vogel, who, with her late husband Herb, amassed a priceless collection of contemporary art in their one bedroom apartment, died on Nov. 10.

The World Series between the Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays resumes Monday in Los Angeles. The series is tied 1-1 after a thrilling pair of games in Toronto.

Idalia was still a hurricane when it hit south Georgia where people will spend the Labor Day weekend cleaning up downed trees and power lines.

The Texas Rangers and the Arizona Diamondbacks began the season with dim prospects for making the playoffs. Now both are in the World Series, and the first game begins Friday night.

The announcement of the death of the Super Bowl champion, Hall of Famer and 11-time Pro Bowl player triggered emotional reactions from Allen's former teammates.

"A healthy person subjected to what Mr. Floyd was subjected to would have died," pulmonary specialist Dr. Martin Tobin told jurors on Thursday.

Psychologist and neuroscientist Ethan Kross busts common assumptions about how to manage feelings in his book Shift — and explains why it's OK sometimes to avoid them for a while.