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St. Petersburg is one step closer to becoming the next Florida city to allow people to rent electric scooters. The City Council voted 6-1 Thursday in…

A ballot measure in San Antonio would strip the police union of its collective bargaining rights. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Oji Martin, co-founder of Fix SAPD, which wants voters to approve it.

Washington state's Democratic governor, Jay Inslee, signed 12 bills into law Tuesday on everything from the tactics officers use in the field, to circumstances under which officers can be decertified.

On Sunday, the chatbot was updated to "not shy away from making claims which are politically incorrect, as long as they are well substantiated." By Tuesday, it was praising Hitler.

NPR has spent the past few weeks catching up with student loan experts and asking the Trump administration for clarity on some of borrowers' biggest questions.

New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer stayed out of the public eye Tuesday, a day after allegations surfaced that he spent thousands of dollars for a night with a call girl. A top state Republican is threatening to push for impeachment.

Nearly a year after President Trump fired James Comey, the former FBI director has a new memoir, A Higher Loyalty. He talked to NPR about the book and his decisions in the run-up to the 2016 election.

Evening Masterworks: Felix Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 3 in a Op. 56 "Scottish"

Long before Facebook, there was The WELL. In 1985, The WELL began as the Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link – an offshoot of the Whole Earth Catalog. David Greene talks to author Howard Rheingold about the influential social network being up for sale.

The Seminole Tribe “will temporarily suspend operations of its mobile app in Florida” following the decision.

Lori Vallow Daybell's previous husband was killed in Arizona months before her two youngest children were murdered in Idaho. Now, prosecutors are looking to extradite Vallow Daybell to Arizona.

The first tweet was posted seven years ago. Since then, the social media site has been used as a free speech platform to spread information, report on the Arab Spring and stay connected with millions worldwide. But critics say that as Twitter has grown, it has sometimes compromised its principles.

Employees at Social Security field offices say the government shutdown has left them unable to carry out an important service: help recipients with benefit verification letters.

Channing Tatum plays a real armed robber who hid out in a Toys "R" Us. Daniel Craig returns for the next Knives Out mystery. And Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler gets a gorgeously rendered adaptation.

U.S. Rep. Greg Casar's job is threatened by Republicans' new redistricting plan. He says the map was drawn by Trump's administration and threatens "millions of Texans voting rights."

NPR's Noel King speaks with John Poulos, CEO of Dominion Voting Systems, which found itself at the center of false claims and conspiracy theories about the presidential election.

The author of a new meta-analysis says the importance of grit — a concept that has gained wide traction in education circles — has been exaggerated.

What happened to the people who shared their stories amid the #MeToo movement? Many say they've paid a high emotional and financial cost for discussing their sexual harassment cases.

NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to Betsy Mayotte of the Institute of Student Loan Advisors about the latest extension on the student loan pause and what borrowers can do to prepare for repayments.

Paramedic Mark Rowley didn’t recognize the face of the young man on the stretcher. Until he looked past the oxygen mask and the wires, he saw only...

U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona sat down with NPR in Pittsburgh to talk loan relief and what borrowers should expect in the coming weeks.

The social media comedian has gone farther than he'd imagined as kid. But now, he says he wants more than your TikTok and Instagram attention.

Brazil is one of the top cybercrime countries in the world. Up until recently it was mostly its own citizens who were targeted, but now their imaginative schemes are involving Americans too.

The law is in effect. But justices will consider whether a judge improperly blocked it last year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned federal abortion rights.

Maui's economy took a huge hit from a drop-off in tourism after the fires. West Maui opened up to tourists in October, to mixed reaction in the community. What frictions and challenges still remain?