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In Florida’s education policy world, state Rep. Chris Latvala has sway.Latvala is the House’s chief education budget writer as chairman of the PreK-12…

Sixty percent of the nation's heavily polluted Superfund sites—nearly 950 of them—are at risk from the impacts of climate change, including hurricane...

The legislation removes cannabis from the list of federally controlled substances and expunges low-level convictions and arrests. But the GOP Senate is not expected to take up the bill.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Los Angeles Times political reporter Seema Mehta about the leader of the House Republicans, Rep. Kevin McCarthy, and the future of the GOP.

The Florida Legislature has a little more than a week to decide on several initiatives, including teacher pay raises and how to spend federal money received from the American Rescue Plan.

A single Republican, Sen. Jeff Brandes of St. Petersburg, crossed party lines and joining Democrats in voting against the bill.

Colonial Pipeline says it has "initiated the restart" of operations at the pipeline affected by a cyberattack as a wave of panic-buying empties out many gas stations across the Southeast.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi about his first year with the company. Khosrowshahi had previously been with Expedia, but left to go to Uber during a time of turmoil.

While Hungarian authorities are transporting some migrants directly to Austria, they are also arresting others for illegal entry — and deporting them after brief court proceedings.

With Election Day just over a week away, NPR politics editor Charlie Mahtesian and NPR congressional reporter Juana Summers join us for a look at the state of play in pivotal races across the country.

In a civil suit filed this week, the Justice Department accuses a New York medical analytics company of helping a Medicare Advantage plan cheat taxpayers out of millions of dollars.

The former philosophy professor launched an insurgency against the Peruvian government in 1980 and presided over numerous car bombings and assassinations in the years that followed.

Security to protect the vote remained tight on Sunday as voters headed to the polls to elect a parliament that many hope will deliver much-needed reforms after decades of conflict and mismanagement.

Every Thanksgiving season, Susan Stamberg shares her classic family recipe for cranberry relish. This year, some NPR fans share their own relish rituals, reviews and serving suggestions.

America has seen decades of consolidation of its hospitals, raising prices for consumers. President Biden now wants to do something about it.

For World Opera Day, watch scenes that will make you fall in love with the art form — from a crazy day at Mozart's diner to a trippy trip to China with Richard Nixon.

On New Year's Eve, 25-year-old Tommy Raskin killed himself. Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland talked with NPR about his son's life and the outpouring of tributes to him.

Russian President Vladimir Putin tried to claim victory in the strategic port of Mariupol on Thursday, even as he ordered his troops not to storm the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance.

A cultural exchange program that left some foreign students marooned in a hotel for weeks and sent another student home for complaining has lost its State Department license. But it's still bringing foreign students over to the United States under a system that critics say is ripe for abuse.

Federal crop insurance was created in the dust bowl days of the 1930s to help farmers survive the ravages of nature. But changes in the program have created a new type of farmer: one who farms only for the insurance money.

Gasoline has become more expensive given that oil prices have surged as the world recovers from the pandemic. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has also made things worse. Here are four things to know.

This year, new international regulations on rosewood have reverberated through the music industry, costing tens of millions in lost sales and extra administrative costs.

Stress, burnout, and uncertainty are all common experiences in the pandemic. But is it trauma? Experts are debating the term, but it's clear a mental health crisis is looming.

For more than a century, artists have worked and lived in the studios above New York's Carnegie Hall. Now, Carnegie Hall wants the 50 tenants to move so it can renovate and expand the hall's education programs. But they aren't leaving without a fight.

The Oakland A's take a step toward moving to Las Vegas, and an ALMOST perfect game for the Chicago Cubs. Plus, Tom Goldman says goodbye - he's retiring!