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There were a record number of cybercrimes reported to the FBI last. The Planet Money team follows one woman who was scammed out of over $800,000 on her quest to get her money back.

NPR's Michel Martin asks D.C. Councilmember Brooke Pinto if a new package of tougher criminal penalties due to be voted on Tuesday shows the city went too far with justice and policing reforms.

French authorities say the Kremlin wants to divide society in France in order to weaken support for Ukraine as it resists the Russian invasion.

The Trump administration wants to cut the federal workforce. For many Black Americans these jobs helped them enter the middle class. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Georgetown University's Dorothy Brown about race and wealth.

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about his decision to establish a task force to investigate clergy sex abuse.

When a little-known tech company failed, thousands of people couldn’t access the millions they deposited into financial technology companies. Here's what the industry reveals about banking regulation.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth plans to cut Pentagon climate change initiatives. But to be effective, the military has no choice but to account for sea level rise, bigger storms and more heat.

Amidst reports of a heavier ICE presence in Orange County, local faith leaders are stepping up and calling for accountability and humane treatment.

Minnesota officials are demanding to have a role in the investigation into Alex Pretti's killing by federal agents as videos and eyewitnesses contradict the Trump administration's account.

It took an extension to the regular session and a special session on top of that to finally get a state spending plan for the new fiscal year, but the...

Winston, the country's top-rated passer who led his team to college football's title game in his first season, was named the nation's best collegiate player. The award came just nine days after a Florida prosecutor announced that Winston would not be charged in the alleged rape a of a female student.

English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views this year, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit behind the free, publicly edited online encyclopedia.

Former President Donald Trump has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a landmark decision by Colorado's top court that ruled him ineligible from appearing on that state's primary ballot.

Eric Hall was appointed to various state government roles. His confirmation to the college's top seat comes after former president Jesse Pisors abruptly resigned.

An order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is supposed to prevent people from being evicted during the pandemic. But some landlords are still evicting their tenants.

A World Health Organization representative just advised wearing masks after vaccination. The CDC has a different perspective. We asked public health specialists to weigh in.

Inside a sweltering prison in rural North Florida, the mass testing of hundreds of inmates began nearly two weeks ago on a Saturday, as corrections...

Lots of people suggest guzzling a tall glass of H2O before the injection. But is there any evidence it'll reduce side effects or improve vaccine effectiveness? Also: painkiller protocols!

NPR National Security Correspondent Jackie Northam answers questions about the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the detainees from the war on terror who are held there.

That reduction wouldn’t result from cuts in benefits. Instead, Medicare would be empowered to leverage its market power to pay lower prices for certain drugs.

A backlash against comprehensive approaches to sex education is taking root around the country. In Appalachia, one group of sex educators is halting its work after members were harassed.

Students at USF rallied outside a Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday to protest House Bill 999, effectively ending all diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives on state college campuses.

All across the University of Florida campus, people can find one consistent item: bottled water.

Listeners explain why they decided to remain friends with their exes, keep a friendly distance — or leave them behind.

Three months ago, President Trump signed an executive order telling white Afrikaans South Africans they could apply for refugee status in the U.S. The first group has been swiftly processed and is set to arrive on U.S. soil Monday