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Three years ago George Floyd was killed in police custody in Minneapolis. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Selwyn Jones, Floyd's uncle and co-founder of Hope929 Foundation, about advocating for justice.

There's a growing narrative highlighting K-pop fans' political progressiveness. But the reality is far more complicated.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with poet Claudia Rankine about her art exhibit on choosing to dye one's hair blonde called "Stamped."

Larry Ahern’s introduction to politics came on a trip to the state Capitol in 2009.He was in Tallahassee for the annual Catholic Days at the Capitol…

Adelson built a casino empire that stretched from Las Vegas to Singapore. His huge donations to conservative causes in the U.S. and Israel helped shape politics in both countries.

The U.S. has killed Iran's top military leader in a strike on Baghdad airport. The Pentagon says the general was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq.

After journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee were detained in North Korea in 2009, Laura's sister, fellow journalist Lisa Ling, worked tirelessly to bring them home. In a conversation with contributor Dave Davies, the sisters detail the incident that ended with former President Bill Clinton bringing them home.

A group of students from Brooklyn see every day how climate change disproportionately affects their community. They made a podcast that asked: Why?

At Stanford University, an assignment for a class on markets led to an experiment using economic thinking to match undergrads together romantically. It's a great way to understand many other markets.

In North Korea, tiny private markets have emerged where people can buy and sell food and clothing. In fact, one 13-year-old girl went into business for herself, and the government of North Korea tried to stop her support of capitalism.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of NPR's first on-air broadcast, we look back at our origins in radio, how we grew from a staff of 65 to thousands, and into our future in the digital space.

Data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics tells us more about how prisons were affected early on in the pandemic. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with researcher Wendy Sawyer about the new data.

Chad Ludington, a college friend of Brett Kavanaugh, talks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about his attempt to share information with the FBI for their investigation into sexual assault allegations made against Kavanaugh.

The pastors in St. Petersburg are backing the JMA Ventures plan, saying it will produce more jobs, and affordable and workforce housing that will benefit the Black community.

Hospital administrators and Democratic lawmakers are still trying to persuade Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida House on an alternative to Medicaid...

The House budget is $4.4 billion less than the Senate's. Meanwhile, there are competing tax cut proposals and a vocal feud between Gov. DeSantis and the House.

The Board of Governors applauded Florida State's $110 million contract with Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare and the city of Tallahassee.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with singer-songwriter Madi Diaz about reaching new heights in her music career and her latest EP.

From intricate goblets to towering church windows, glass has been used to blend beauty with function since ancient times. But it's only in the last 50…

Ismail Haniyeh, a top Hamas political leader, is dead after a targeted raid in Iran, according to the group. And, Simone Biles leads Team USA to win all-round gymnastics gold.

As the Summer Games wrap up, we take a look at some of our favorite moments.

Republican-turned-Democrat former Gov. Charlie Crist isn't letting voters forget that Republican Gov. Rick Scott ran a hospital chain that paid $1.7…

Three brand-new cable channels all share exactly the same problem: How do you wrench the eyeballs of 20-somethings away from their gadgets and toward old-fashioned regular TV?

Peter Pomerantsev co-founded a project recording Russian atrocities in Ukraine to combat Russian disinformation. His new book profiles a WWII propagandist who targeted the Nazi regime.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with UCLA Law Professor Jon Michaels about the trend of laws designed to roll back certain protected rights through private citizen enforcement.