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NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Maine Sen. Angus King, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, on where bipartisan negotiations over legislation on gun safety stand in the Senate.

Gov. Ron DeSantis contends that children are prematurely being allowed to pursue treatments that can have harmful lasting effects.

When it mattered most, Nixon and his crew found that people who might have been political allies in the past were not especially sympathetic to his case.

To stop Russian forces from advancing to Kyiv, the Ukrainian military blew up a dam, flooding a nearby village. Seven months later, residents are still pumping water out of yards and houses.

Grueling, unpredictable schedules are among the issues railroad workers are threatening to strike over. As a potential shutdown looms, here's a look at what the potential ramifications could be.

For many baseball fans, the excitement over Aaron Judge, Albert Pujols and the milestones they've been chasing has evoked bittersweet memories of the home run chases of baseball's "steroid era."

Part of a new scene called 'queernejo,' the Latin Grammy-nominated Gabeu is reworking the conservative, macho stylings of sertanejo.

The CIA rarely seeks publicity, but has opened up a bit as it marks its anniversary. Director William Burns told the inaugural podcast that he wanted to "demystify" some of the agency's work.

To get to school, the children must trek as many as four hours up and down a 2,600-foot mountainside, relying on rickety ladders. Their families see their education as a way out of poverty.

Black and Latino staffers at The New York Times are far less likely than their white peers to receive strong job ratings. The job ratings influence the size of employee bonuses.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to ex-federal prosecutor Elie Honig about cases against Trump and his allies — including a court hearing that will consider unsealing the affidavit in the Mar-a-Lago search.

Dr. S. Kent Butler, a professor of counselor education at UCF, discusses where he said he discovered a need to help educate counselors in the profession about supporting Black males.

Brady and Bundchen posted statements on Instagram Friday, with each saying they had "amicably" reached the decision, months after Brady's decision to unretire. They have two children together.

In the novel, a young Canadian woman gets pregnant in the 1970s but is forced to give up the child for adoption.

Unlike Germany, which after World War II underwent a rigorous de-Nazification effort, pride, rather than shame, is the emotion many Italians feel for the symbols of the country's fascist past.

Yevgeny Prigozhin is the man behind a mercenary force fighting for Russia in Ukraine. NPR's Charles Maynes offers a portrait from Prigozhin's home town Saint Petersburg.

Writer, director and producer Amy Sherman-Palladino creates television shows, like Gilmore Girls, that draw a loyal female following. That's because her ensemble of female characters are smart, witty, offbeat and sympathetic. Her latest show is Bunheads. For our occasional series "Watch This," Steve Inskeep talks to Sherman-Palladino about what she's watching on TV and video.

Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy makes a dramatic visit to Washington, while his country is at war, for meetings at the White House and address Congress.

The third day of public impeachment hearings featured testimony from three witnesses who have firsthand testimony about the call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskiy.

Witnesses on the third day of public hearings in the impeachment inquiry include Alexander Vindman, Tim Morrison and Jennifer Williams, first hand witnesses to President Trump's July 25 call.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: "Unholy" by Sam Smith and Kim Petras, Skinamarink and more.

Cate Blanchett plays a charismatic conductor who uses her power to take sexual advantage of young women she's mentoring. Both Blanchett and Tár director Todd Field have been nominated for Oscars.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Dr. Judith Herman, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, who says the courts fail to secure meaningful justice for survivors of domestic violence.

The U.S. government suspects that China's surveillance balloon may have blown off course. It wouldn't be the first time.

Early childhood educators rarely get the spotlight typically saved for K-12 teachers — but that’s starting to change.