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A series of winter storms has dumped more than 40 inches of snow on the Chicago area. Roofs are collapsing under the weight of the snow and officials are now searching for places to put it all.

One mosque in central New Jersey is trying to figure out its place in the community — and in America — after the election of Donald Trump.

Following the finale of The Bachelor, a look at what the season amounted to and issues that need to be addressed by the show.

We take a look at the state of the infrastructure deal moving through the Senate and the hurdles Democrats face in getting it passed.

NPR's A Martínez talks to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby about moves toward a vaccine mandate, and why it's essential for America's fighting force to be protected against COVID-19.

A government panel issues preliminary findings about why New Orleans' levees failed after Hurricane Katrina. The 800-page report concludes that the disaster wasn't due to faulty work by the Corps or anyone else. That's at odds with conclusions reached by two other independent teams.

As China gears up for a hugely significant political gathering next month, its economy is slowing down.

Longtime NPR foreign correspondent Anne Garrels has died. She was known for her brave work covering war zones and conflicts around the world.

President Obama and the Democrats scored another major legislative victory Thursday. The Senate passed a broad bill to overhaul financial regulations. The measure rewrites the rules for Wall Street to try to avoid crises like the 2008 economic meltdown. This time the Democrats got a little help from Republicans.

Drug manufacturers have declared obesity drugs to be "available,” but patients are still struggling to fill prescriptions.

The mayor of Rochester, N.Y., has ordered the immediate suspension of seven police officers over the death of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died after being restrained during his arrest in March.

President Biden delivers the State of the Union address Tuesday. He will talk about how inflation is hampering the country's economic progress, the status of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

Atlanta's inflation rate is one of the highest in the country. Housing costs are one of the main drivers as people move from higher priced cities.

Attorney Miran Kakaee talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about how Kurds in Sweden are responding to the concessions the country has made in response to Turkey's demands over their NATO membership.

Netflix announced record-setting growth in the fourth quarter of 2024, adding 19 million subscribers. This came when it had popular programming like the second season of Squid Game and NFL games.

President Trump tweeted criticism of Sen. John McCain, who called the Yemen raid a "failure." Trump said McCain "doesn't know how to win anymore" and called it a "winning mission." But is that true?

The musician left behind an unfinished memoir when he died in 2016. Dan Piepenbring, his co-writer, recalls the moment he knew he could make The Beautiful Ones happen — even in Prince's absence.

Despite sky-high prices and limited availability, people are traveling in droves. Could this new term explain why?

What began as a controversial land deal in The Meadows has escalated into a wider fight over governance, communication and control of the community’s future.

Marko Elez had recently been given special access by a federal judge to highly sensitive payment systems in the Department of Treasury.

H. Sinno, former lead singer of the pioneering Lebanese rock band Mashrou' Leila, pairs their own history with that of the Metropolitan Museum's Temple of Dendur in their new opera.

Nell Freudenberger's gorgeous new novel tells the story of a middle-aged woman who receives messages sent from her college friend's cell phone — even after her friend has died.

If they can pull it off, this year's Kentucky Wildcats would be the first undefeated team in almost 40 years. But back in the 1970s, flirting with perfection was practically routine.

The daughter of singer Lena Horne, Buckley who chronicled her family's history from enslavement to becoming a part of the Black bourgeoisie. She died July 18. Originally broadcast in 1986.

NPR's Barrie Hardymon and Marc Rivers discuss why some movie lines become iconic and whether today's films are still creating quotes that last.