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Thomas Jefferson loved macaroni and cheese so much he brought it home to Virginia from Europe. The American Plate reveals these and other stories behind America's most beloved foods.

Photographer Karen Marshall started documenting a group of high school friends in 1985. She discovered that the bonding she captured is cyclical, ultimately reflected to her by her own teenager.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will be in suburban Philadelphia Tuesday evening, where he will lay out a new proposal that he says will make child care more accessible and affordable.

Since the pandemic, many jails have moved to video systems as the only way to visit incarcerated loved ones. A new movement seeks to restore in-person visits

At San Diego Comic-Con, fans strut their stuff in all kinds of costumes — some homemade, some elaborately professional. Even pets and little kids get in on the act.

The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2005 is showcasing its wares at the Los Angeles Convention Center this week. Farai Chideya discusses the gaming industry and the new products being launched with tech expert Mario Armstrong. She also has a conversation about controversial games, character stereotypes and careers for blacks in the electronic entertainment field with Armstrong, Nicole Bradford of Vivendi Universal Games and Joe Salter, CEO of Entertainment Arts Research.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with director Jeff Zimbalist and series consultant and contributor Roger Bennett about their Apple TV+ series Super League: The War for Football.

School board elections in Florida are nonpartisan, but this November voters will get to decide if they want to change to partisan elections.

After last year's NBA All-Star Game hit a ratings low, the league went back to its classic format. Did it pay off? NPR's A Martinez talks with Jesse Washington of ESPN's Andscape.

A 27-year-old Queens rapper took a defining hip-hop practice and reinvigorated a subgenre, in New York City and beyond.

Could Florida teachers get a long awaited raise this year? Governor Ron DeSantis, Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, and Senate Budget Chief Rob...

Authorities say three teenage girls have been found dead inside a car they stole after driving into a pond while fleeing sheriff's deputies in…

Julian Adler, co-author of Start Here, and Judge Victoria Pratt discuss alternatives to jail, including community service, social services and even personal essays.

Laura Gao is a native of Wuhan, China — where the coronavirus outbreak began. As the virus spread, Wuhan captured the world's attention. Her comic offers a personal look at the city she loves.

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the Florida Legislature to abandon the embattled “Best and Brightest” bonus program and replace it with a new plan to offer…

Urban living, concern for the environment and a lack of romanticism about cars are some of the reasons why so many of them and their younger counterparts in Gen Z care about busses and subways.

A saildrone, SD-1041, deployed to intercept Hurricane Beryl sent back photos, video and data from the major storm on Tuesday. As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, Hurricane Beryl was 422.5 miles ESE of Kingston, Jamaica. The hurricane had maximum sustained winds of 155 mph.

Debby dumped 12 inches of rain in some parts of Tampa Bay on her way through the area over the weekend. Cities are starting to assess the damage. And the Tampa Bay Rays are finally getting a new stadium, and then some, after the St. Petersburg City Council greenlighted the plan.

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy faced lawmakers on Capitol Hill who wanted to know why Americans are still experiencing delays in getting their mail. Only the USPS board of governors can oust DeJoy.

Tens of thousands of drivers had to make a new plan after a fire in Philadelphia destroyed a section of Interstate 95.

Efforts to improve officers' mental health have grown over the past five years. They were sparked in part by the death of George Floyd, which prompted a wave of anti- police protests.

Elected officials are (almost) the oldest they have ever been in Washington which is causing discussions over what it means to be fit for office.

Medicaid will have new work requirements next year. But some people with disabilities, who already work, say they'd like to work more, but risk losing their Medicaid coverage if they earn too much.

We look at the remarkable findings from a new study of Kenya's M-PESA system, out in 'Science.'

Sen. Bernie Sanders questions Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Jorgensen in a hearing on Capitol Hill about the high prices Americans pay for Ozempic and Wegovy compared with people in other countries.