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Six regionally distinctive Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles are set to race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway ahead of this weekend's 109th Indy 500 — for the very first time.

Visas cost more, and there are new requirements for visitors, including checking their social media for comments critical of the U.S. or the Trump administration.

Two families are battling for bragging rights as the inventor of the wildly popular dish. Will the truth come out? Or it could be there's another origin story involving ... British tastebuds?

Here are the new releases coming your way between now and Thanksgiving — we've got award contenders, goofy comedies, a smattering of romance, plenty of anti-heroes, and a musical documentary in LEGOs.

Assured about the likelihood of victory in confirming Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, the Judiciary Committee majority stressed the importance of the government's separate powers.

More than 70 civil rights groups are objecting to President Trump's nomination of Eric Dreiband to serve as assistant attorney general for the Civil Rights Division. On Wednesday, Dreiband got a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker says the first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional.

The university's president convened two panels to study campus antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias last year. Harvard said it will begin implementing at least some of the reports' recommendations.

Van Harris and his wife, Shirley, grew up a block away from each other in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. In this 2012 conversation they remember how they first met in the 1930s.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated about the players that stand out going into the U.S. Open tennis tournament, which starts this weekend.

As the party conventions approach, elaborate theatrics on the part of presidential candidates are at the forefront. NPR critic Bob Mondello takes a look at the ways campaigns frame their candidates to make them stand out like Broadway stars.

Though he's been campaigning in Pennsylvania with a man at the center of running-mate speculation — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio — the likely GOP presidential nominee hasn't said much about whom he might choose. Mitt Romney's pick for vice president could help him win an important state or a key voting group.

Florida lawmakers finished the 2019 legislative session Saturday by passing a budget for the upcoming year.During the two-month session, lawmakers…

In a tropical spot like Puerto Rico, you'd think a person would practically be stumbling over exotic fruits and fresh fish. Not so much. Blame global economics.

After 146 years as the "Greatest Show on Earth," the owners of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus have decided to take the tent down.This week…

Legislators and community college presidents are pleading with leaders in the Florida House and Senate to spare community colleges from budget cuts. The...

The Florida Senate has voted on a plan that will bring sweeping changes to the state’s higher-education system.A couple of issues were already settled…

Attorney General Pam Bondi wants new laws to protect people who report sexual misconduct; Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam wants to make sure the...

Low taxes and plenty of sunshine have long been Florida’s top attraction for relocation, and recently released U.S. Census data shows that has not…

More than two thirds of Florida adults consider climate change a threat to future generations and say state and local governments should do more to...

Russian influence-mongers appear to have created a number of fake local news Twitter accounts — and spent years posting real headlines.

Florida universities are making progress in expanding their research and development efforts but there is room for improvement, according to a new...

Nations agreed on rules to track the promises they made to reduce emissions, but did not set new emissions reduction goals necessary to avoid the most catastrophic effects of climate change.