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The humorist has made a name as a playwright, novelist, columnist and screenwriter. Now he's turned his attention to the Young Adult market with an update of the Cinderella story — starring a young girl from a trailer park.

Misleading and false information is muddying efforts to uncover who is responsible for the deadly blast that killed hundreds of people.

In Pakistan, speaking your mind on some issues can cost you your life. But one small minority is refusing to be silenced.

A new collaboration with Oxford American magazine spotlights the South, starting with a dispatch from the most obese county in the U.S.

A new collaboration with Oxford American magazine spotlights the South, starting with a dispatch from the most obese county in the U.S.

The countdown to hurricane season has begun, and Florida emergency management offices are sharing their safety tips to empower residents to act ahead of potential storms.

For the last 10 weeks, a battle has raged for a small northeastern Ukrainian border town just five miles from Russia. After delays, Western military aid helped stall Russia's assault.

Muhammad Yunus arrived in Bangladesh from an overseas trip as he looks to restore calm and rebuild the country following an uprising that ended the rule of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

For the past year, local officials and businesses in Taylor County have been working to recover what’s been lost and then some.

National monuments include vast areas of land that the White House can designate for special protection. David Greene talks to former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, who served under President Obama.

Levar Stoney recently began serving as mayor of Richmond, Va., at age 35. He talks with Lulu Garcia-Navarro about his challenges and plans for the city in the next year.

Taiwanese comedian Vickie Wang and Chinese comedian Jamie Wang work through the lived experience of cross-strait tensions through comedy.

Sen. Mark Warner tells NPR's A Martinez he's concerned about foreign powers who want to attack U.S. democracy, Americans who deny election results and the new tools that make it east to sow doubt.

Some school administrators are being criticized for cracking down on students rallying for gun control, but many colleges are sending them messages of support.

As Congress holds hearings on tech giants, NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman about his efforts to convince Congress that Google is a monopoly.

Some U.S. meatpacking plants have become coronavirus hot spots. The children of meatpackers are now speaking out for their parents, demanding plants do more to protect employees from the virus.

With deportations at a record high under the Obama administration, and with immigration reform stalled in Congress, Dreamer protest groups are trying to keep the issue alive with actions of their own.

At least two people are dead after severe weather swept across Texas and Oklahoma overnight, causing extensive damage and outages, authorities said.

Daylight saving time ends Sunday, a sign that winter isn't far away, People prone to seasonal depression are bracing themselves. Many have found strategies to get through the dark days.

The drones have been seen above critical infrastructure like reservoirs, rail stations and military bases. The governor says there is "no known threat," but the FBI is still investigating.

For decades, Democrats and Republicans competed to be toughest on crime. But that's changing. NPR's Planet Money podcast explores the changing views on prisons in Oklahoma.

The agency has been authorized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to help deport immigrants in the state without legal status. Several Florida law enforcement agencies have already pledged to comply with arrest orders.

The families of T’Yonna Major and Spectrum 13 reporter Dylan Lyons claim the sheriff's office could have prevented the killings. The sheriff’s office said it will ask the judge to throw out the lawsuit and said only the shooting suspect is to blame for the deaths.

The port of Mobile, Ala., is one of 14 along the Gulf and East Coasts where dockworkers went on strike at midnight. The union is demanding a 77% wage increase.

After half a century in politics, President Biden bids farewell to public life in a speech from the Oval Office, warning about the concentration of power in the hands of a few ultrawealthy people.