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In a tense day of testimony, the former founder of Theranos tried to fight assertions from federal prosecutors that she deliberately deceived investors and misled patients.

The Blount County Sheriff's Office said the unnamed driver dumped packages into a wooded area at least six times, leaving some 450 people without their deliveries.

The TEACH grant helps future teachers pay for college or a master's. Many say that when they started teaching, they were forced to pay it back. A study obtained by NPR suggests thousands are affected.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Democratic voters Yvette Montoya, Lorena Gingerich and Bruce Carlton about the party's response to President Trump's immigration policies.

Around the country, groups are teaching wounded troops and veterans to fly fish. While there's not much research on the therapeutic benefits, some say the experience helps them heal.

The university's report follows an outcry about the school blocking professors from testifying in a challenge to a controversial elections law.

Saule Omarova has withdrawn her nomination to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency after an ugly, and at times, incredibly personal, fight to be confirmed.

The National Defense Authorization Act would also overhaul the military justice system.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee — ahead of Wednesday's hearing on the impact of Instagram on kids.

The Swords Into Plowshares project, led by the Jefferson School American Heritage Center, a local Black-led nonprofit, involves the statute at the heart of the deadly Unite the Right rally in 2017.

Books We Love, formerly known as NPR's Book Concierge, is back for 2021. Here are a handful of books that NPR staffers named as some of their favorites of the year.

After his wife's death, a middle-aged stage actor forms an unlikely bond with the 20-something woman sent to be his chauffeur. Drive My Car is an intricately structured drama about love and loss.

Hawaii is experiencing a major winter storm. More than 14 inches of rain has already fallen, and the power is out in parts of Honolulu. Flooding is a concern across the state.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with poet Joshua Bennett about his new collection, Owed. Bennett says he tried to create poems that celebrate places and people who were disparaged.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is sponsoring a program to develop effective medical countermeasures to a pandemic. The coronavirus pandemic gave those plans a real-life challenge.

The roughly $2 trillion House-passed measure awaits Senate action. The Senate majority leader says he'd like to try to finish by Christmas.

In his first TV interview, Alec Baldwin told ABC's George Stephanopoulos that he never pulled the trigger of the gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded the film's director.

Lawmakers are juggling must-pass items, like addressing the nation's borrowing authority and an annual defense authorization package, along with major political priorities for Democrats.

In an hourlong interview on Thursday night, Baldwin maintained he didn't pull the trigger of the gun that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with O. Carter Snead, law professor at Notre Dame, about the legal standing for anti-abortion arguments at the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

As Congress works to pass the annual defense policy bill, lawmakers work to ensure efforts to reform the military justice system remain.

Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president of the United States and the only one to assume the office without being elected president or vice president, has died. He was 93. Former first lady Betty Ford announced his death Tuesday in a brief statement. "His life was filled with love of God, his family and his country," she said.

No Child Left Behind is here to stay, but some states will have more flexibility in how the law is implemented, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings says. Michele Norris talks with Spellings.

In a conversation with NPR's Juan Williams, Alberto Gonzales lays out the goals for his term of office, including "the protection of this country." The new attorney general also cautions against "complacency" in thinking about terrorist threats and setting priorities.

In an attempt to simplify tax preparations for residents who don't claim deductions, California has mailed pre-filled tax forms to a small test group. While some argue the new program may streamline a tedious process, others worry it may be an invasion of privacy. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates reports.