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The Pitch Perfect star started acting when she was 6. Back then, she says, she likely just did it for the attention. "Then it sort of transformed into something that was really meaningful for me."

Spending on campaign ads is up $1 billion from four years ago, according to data from AdImpact, analyzed by NPR. The state that's been the target of the most money is Pennsylvania.

NPR's David Welna reports on the battle lines being drawn in Congress in the aftermath of President Bush's budget proposal that was sent to Capitol Hill this morning. Reaction to the president's speech last night predictably fell along partisan lines, and today's skirmishing over the details was not much different.

If you can’t make it to a Veterans Day parade or ceremony, there are other ways to show your appreciation for the men and women who have served or are…

When Lisa Cook tried to publish her research showing how segregation and racial violence held back Black innovation, she encountered obstacles. Now her work is considered groundbreaking.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rick Barron, elections director in Fulton County, Ga., about the state's runoff elections for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday.

The new estimates by Visit Florida included a revision of the overall numbers for 2020 that indicates the pandemic was worse on the leisure and hospitality industry than previously projected.

Richard Branson started Virgin Galactic 17 years ago to make space travel possible for his generation. This weekend he'll be on its first fully crewed test flight to space, beating Jeff Bezos by days.

Lance Armstrong's competitive cycling career ends Sunday on the streets of Paris with a seventh straight Tour de France victory. The American racing legend says he will retire at age 33.

President Biden's diplomatic efforts with allies continue to put pressure on Russia; Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas under scrutiny; what's next for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Texas lawmakers have proposed dozens of anti-LGBTQ bills and young people have flooded crisis lines. "It's emotionally traumatizing," says Amber Briggle, whose 14-year-old son is trans.

Republican leaders pushed toward a Senate vote next Tuesday on resurrecting their nearly flat-lined health care bill. Their uphill drive was further...

The administration and the states continue to grapple with how to move forward following the disaster.

Is there anything fresh to be found in a food memoir? Reviewer Susan Jane Gilman says yes — and to prove it, she recommends five excellent books that will quench your desire for amazing food and adventure this summer.

The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Tampa, asks a federal judge to lift restrictions imposed by the CDC that have idled cruise ships in the U.S. for more than a year because of the pandemic.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Tara Haskins, health director at the healthcare-focused nonprofit AgriSafe, about a new suicide prevention hotline aimed to help agricultural workers.

The new UAW president says his members are being left out as the industry transitions to electric vehicles so he's applying pressure on the auto companies and the White House to do more for workers.

Some members want to use the package for changes that could expand or limit access to the country's biggest food safety net program.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jon Gambrell of The Associated Press about the reaction inside Iran to newly imposed sanctions by the U.S.

Iran's ultraconservative president, killed in a helicopter crash, oversaw a crackdown on women's protests and was linked to extrajudicial killings in the 1980s.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Negar Mortazavi, senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, about Iran’s role in the conflict in Lebanon.

The House voted along party lines to impeach Homeland Security chief Alejandro Mayorkas. A Democrat won the New York special election to replace GOP Rep. George Santos.

Taylor Swift superfan makers are responding to the star's music and style with all manner of artsy creative merch, from Swift-inspired cookies to yarn.

One thing that was impossible to miss -- as fires raged through L.A. -- was the fight from the air. Officials say it might have been the largest number of aircraft at a fire event, ever.

Chinese electric car sales to Latin America are booming, especially in Brazil. And China is also building EVs there, investing nearly a billion dollars at one car plant. But there have been troubles.