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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa about what she's learned from the fallout over the controversial book American Dirt.

Lawmakers meet Wednesday to formally count the Electoral College votes. About a dozen Senate Republicans, and a large group of House GOP lawmakers, will object, but that will not change the outcome.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Desmond Patton, an associate professor of social work at Columbia University, about the research that has fueled his opposition to police monitoring of social media.

Brandon Scott is the city's youngest mayor in more than a century. The 36-year-old campaigned on an unprecedented platform of curbing mayoral power.

The debate likely marks President Trump's last chance to reach a massive audience as he trails Joe Biden in polls nationally and in key states.

The college's testing program has been touted as a potential model for reopening. But a new rise in cases puts into question whether any amount of testing can make campuses safe.

Facebook measures how much you like, click, share. But the company has been slow to record the harm that occurs when people are connected, like through fake news and hate speech.

How much of the internet is fake? From metrics and politics to people and businesses, according to Max Read's New York Magazine article, the answer is quite a lot.

Saudi Arabia released activist Lujain al-Hathloul from prison on Wednesday. AlHathloul led the campaign to allow women drivers in the Kingdom.

New analysis finds that the countdown clocks telling pedestrians how much time they have to cross the intersection actually increase traffic crashes.

India has expanded eligibility for vaccination to everyone over the age of 18. But the country does not have enough vaccines for everyone, amid a record-setting spike in the number of new cases.

A man used a knife to kill three peopel at the church. The mayor of Nice calls it an attack on Christianity.

The term "hair loss" has been googled a lot during this pandemic. What's going on?

All of a sudden, Matt Allen found himself caring for injured and teargassed protesters in Minneapolis last year. The enduring experience found its way into his sunny music.

While natural infection does seem to provide some immunity, studies suggest that it is short term. Vaccination, on the other hand, provides more robust immunity.

Writer and cartoonist Jonny Sun's new book is a collection of essays, reflections and illustrations that consider everything from Tetris to succulent plants to dealing with loneliness.

Rumsfeld, a longtime military thinker and Washington powerbroker, served twice as secretary of defense. He was 88.

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez runs one of the nation's biggest jails in Houston. If confirmed by the Senate, he'll be tasked with overhauling ICE, an agency he's criticized for its aggressive tactics.

DeSantis suggested President Biden intervene in restoring internet access after Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel reportedly shut it off.

The vast majority of Democratic voters believe that something needs to be done to combat climate change. So, the party's presidential candidates have been racing to tout their environmental plans — and to court environmentalist megadonor Tom Steyer.

Duval County Public Schools has joined the growing list of Florida school districts defying Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on school face mask mandates.

The FBI isn't saying if it can reuse its mystery digital crowbar to unlock other iPhones. The standoff is likely to be replayed as new technologies become a growing element of criminal investigations.

The Taliban could soon be facing a cash crunch. The U.S. and other countries have taken steps to cut off the international financing which Afghanistan has relied on for much of the last two decades.

She's a typical teen — blue nails, loves Coldplay. But she believes she won't be able to build a life in her homeland.

What Beijing has offered the Taliban so far is an open hand and a hint of legitimacy. Taliban leaders have pledged to leave Chinese interests alone and not to harbor anti-China extremist groups.