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The federal government is threatening to cut off public funding to All Children's Hospital unless it addresses issues related to infection control and...

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ state budget proposal puts $50 million dollars toward Florida’s ailing springs, even as existing springs money sits unspent. The money…

Florida's former top elections official on Sunday apologized for dressing in blackface as a Hurricane Katrina victim, more than a week after he resigned…

There's growing concern in Germany about the slow start to the campaign. German politicians blame EU leaders for moving too slowly, and for wanting to control the rollout for its 27 member states.

Government officials in France are under fire for the slow rollout of the coronavirus vaccine. The country has one of the highest death tolls from the pandemic in Europe — more than 66,000.

Another member of the NPR Music team previews two of the albums she's looking forward to hearing in 2021.

A growing online chorus wants a Muppet version of The Great Gatsby. One writer suggested Kermit as Gatsby, Miss Piggy as Daisy and Fozzie Bear as Tom. Even Statler and Waldorf could appreciate that.

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said she would pursue revoking the licenses of repeat offenders with two more citations.

The U.S. is slapping new tariffs on French handbags, cognac and other products. The import taxes are the latest weapons in trans-Atlantic trade disputes involving Internet companies and jet makers.

Democrats have won at least one of the two Senate runoff elections in Georgia, according to The Associated Press. Raphael Warnock beat Republican Kelly Loeffler. The other race is too close to call.

NPR's Noel King talks to Raphael Warnock about his election victory, which puts control of the U.S. Senate within the Democratic Party's reach. The other Senate runoff is too close to call.

Lisa Montgomery is to be put to death next week. The woman she killed was eight months pregnant. Montgomery's lawyers filed for clemency, saying she was tortured as a child and is mentally ill.

Protesters were out in Kenosha, Wis., after the district attorney announced Tuesday that he will not file charges against the white police officer who shot Jacob Blake, a Black man, in August.

Massachusetts lawmaker Jack Lewis is inviting kids to vote on which dinosaur should represent the Bay State. The choice is between Podokesaurus holyokensis and Anchisaurus polyzelus.

The two planets will appear to converge into one bright star, that people call the Christmas Star. The last time the planets got this close was almost 400 years ago.

Making small amounts of alcohol at home is allowed in Alabama. But a man in Dekalb County got busted for doing it at work. The local sheriff said he'd never seen an illegal winery that big.

Some restaurants have only been able to survive by offering outdoor dining. With cold weather, many are enclosing those spaces — at the same time some jurisdictions are banning any sit-down dining.

The nearly $900 billion package includes a new round of direct payments to qualifying Americans, a boost in weekly unemployment benefits; and funds for small-business aid and vaccine distribution.

When president-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office, he will have just 16 days to save the last arms control treaty that limits U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals.

The NPR stories that hit home in 2020 explain the complicated reality of life during a pandemic. They highlight moments of grace, surprise and persistence – and sometimes, stark disagreement.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Problem Solvers Caucus co-chairs, Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Rep. Tom Reed (R-N.Y.), about the chances that Congress will approve their bipartisan relief bill.

Alexandra Horowitz is the director of the Dog Cognition Lab at Barnard College. She says pets will need help adjusting to life after the pandemic.

NPR remembers Rafer Johnson, an Olympic champion in the decathlon, who died this week at age 86.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Barbara Bradley Hagerty, a contributor for The Atlantic, about parental alienation, which can happen when one parent uses a child to get back at the other parent.

President Trump's refusal to concede has widened a rift between his supporters and mainstream media. And that has created a gold rush for some conservative businesses.