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A big dog has a big birthday this year: Norman Bridwell's beloved Clifford was born in 1962. Bridwell says he was "shocked" when it was accepted for publication.

With just over two weeks until Election Day and voters casting ballots now, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are making their closing arguments.

It looks as though President Trump is coming to Miami next Friday to announce his new Cuba policy. But White House officials appear to be in...

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist William Kennedy says his best writing features his New York hometown. His latest book, Chango's Beads and Two-Tone Shoes, is no exception. "There's a richness of Albany that I couldn't possibly exhaust," says Kennedy, who is now 83.

Ida blasted ashore Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., blowing roofs off buildings and reversing the flow of the Mississippi River.

After a flurry of last-ditch meetings and negotiations, President Biden and Senate Democrats are admitting they don't have the votes to pass Biden's social and climate spending package by Christmas.

Though the majority of Medicaid recipients have smartphones, most states - including Florida - will rely on snail mail and email to tell people their coverage is at risk with the end of the COVID public health emergency.

Author Lucy Lethbridge explores the history of British servants through their diaries, letters and memoirs. She says, "What I found particularly fascinating was how ... butlers were so butlery"; the old caricature of the clever manservant and the silly master is one "butlers have appeared to play to the hilt."

Susan Choi departs from research-heavy books to write about people and relationships — and winds up writing about love and sex. My Education looks at a graduate student who doesn't learn what she anticipated.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, about the bipartisan infrastructure bill. He's part of the infrastructure negotiating group as well as the Climate Solutions Caucus.

NPR's David Greene talks to Dennis Ross, a veteran diplomat who is now with the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, about the attack. The U.S. says Iran played a key role.

When a shooting ended the Super Bowl victory rally in Kansas City, the local prosecutor assumed it was a traditional mass shooter — a lone gunman bent on destruction. The truth was more complex.

Southbound traffic on Interstate 75 in Hillsborough County was backed up for Monday morning’s commute after a semi transporting U.S. mail crashed, causing…

A Republican state legislator's proposal would allow prosecutors from around the state to step in when local DAs refuse to press charges over abortion, as at least five Texas prosecutors have vowed.

Surprise billing is one of the rare public policy issues that are both bipartisan and in need of a federal solution. A hearing on Capitol Hill looked to insurers and providers to help figure it out.

Gen Z and millennial voters make up nearly half of the eligible voting population in this year's election. In Georgia, the race is on to get them registered before early voting begins this month.

A unidentified object has been shot down by U.S. forces over Michigan's Lake Huron, according to the Pentagon. It's the fourth aerial shootdown in just over a week in North America.

The greatest show in Las Vegas Tuesday night wasn't along the famed Strip – it was the National Hockey League franchise Golden Knights laying claim to the Stanley Cup.

The monster Category 5 hurricane destroyed hotels, home and businesses. Information has been hard to get because most of the metropolitan area is still without phone or internet service.

For generations of Americans, making fun of fruitcake has been a holiday tradition. But a Canadian pastry chef and master food preserver would like us to reconsider our assumptions.

During the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, athletes will leap from up to 90 feet at the St. Pete Pier. It starts on Friday and is free to watch.

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are being pushed to move farther south as Israel’s military expands its operations from northern and central Gaza.

You can join us and be a part of our audience for a special Florida Matters town hall on the rising tide of HIV infection in Florida. The taping on…

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the David Kirkpatrick of The New Yorker about his investigation into how much the Trump family has profited from both presidencies.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with retiring West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin III about the outcomes of the presidential election and Senate races.