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Millions of borrowers thought they were approved for debt relief, Federal Student Aid says it was a mistake.

Among its questions, the committee is probing any conversations Kevin McCarthy had with former President Donald Trump on the day of the Capitol attack.

Robert talks with forensic accountant Kalman Barson, who works for Rosenberg, Rich, Baker, Berman and Company. Barson explains some techniques which might be used to trace and recover O.J. Simpson's money. Forensic accountants...who are also known as investigative accountants...trace where money has gone and how it was used.

After VAN magazine published accusations against Robert Beaser, a former head of The Juilliard School's composition department, hundreds of composers, educators and presenters are demanding change.

Fatalities related to the disease have touched families and communities throughout the state, from massive Miami-Dade to sparsely populated Liberty County.

The year that was - 2017 - turned out to be quite the year for news. And quite the year for fact-checks about everything from "fake-news" - last year's…

The United Nations has long been in the spotlight over allegations of child rape and other sexual abuses by its peacekeepers, especially by those based in Congo and the Central African Republic.

Last year, commentator Mary Sojourner took a step that would be unthinkable to many in today's wired world -- she swore off e-mail. She believes it was worth it.

A new bill from a top Democrat seeks to close a loophole that federal judges have used to collect pension benefits despite facing credible accusations of wrongdoing by employees.

Elon Musk's claim that federal workers who ignore a mass email will lose their job isn't supported by the email's request — or OPM guidance that says responses to its mass emails are "voluntary."

We hear a montage of reports from eyewitnesses to the shuttle Columbia disaster.

We hear a montage of reports from eyewitnesses to the Columbia disaster. (This is a repeat from earlier in the show.)

Ukraine's prosecutor general, Iryna Venediktova, is determined to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for what she says are war crimes. Reviewing the evidence has taken a toll on her.

PolitiFact identified several videos that used artificial intelligence-generated audio to promote false claims, most of which are related to the 2024 election, on TikTok and YouTube.

Commentator Bill Miles was once a Peace Corps volunteer in Africa. Now a professor at Northeastern University in Boston, he receives e-mails from an African village. Despite the townspeople's poverty and daily tribulations, they wrote to express concern about his son, Sam. The Africans have heard about school shootings in the U.S. and wonder if Sam is safe.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden is joined by Randy Cohen, who writes The Ethicist column in The New York Times magazine. A listener is concerned about the ethics of using the bcc or "blind copy" function of e-mail. She asks: is it ever acceptable to keep some of your correspondents in the dark about who's in on the conversation?

Top national security officials announced Wednesday that Iran and Russia have obtained voter registration data and are trying to influence the U.S. presidential election.

Hong Kong's chief executive has created an independent committee to investigate the causes of a deadly apartment blaze, as political pressure and popular frustration mount.

Georgia looms large in politics — both in the ongoing Jan. 6 committee's work, and in upcoming elections.

This list is not comprehensive, but serves as a starting point for the issues that have already generated conversation. As lawmakers discuss policy, more concerns may emerge.

Florida universities will share $151 million in funding next academic year that will allow them to recruit top-level researchers and improve professional…

One of the first acts of the 104th Congress was to require members to comply with the federal workplace laws from which Congress has traditionally exempted itself. NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports that a new report says that means more than 40 percent of Congressional staffers should be getting overtime.

Most health plans accept a credit card for the first month's premium and then require customers to pay monthly with a check or an electronic transfer from a bank account. For people without a banking relationship, these transactions can be tricky.

Hayden, who became the first woman and the first African American to serve as the Librarian of Congress when she was appointed in 2016, was abruptly fired via email late Thursday.

The panel is expected to hold about a half dozen public hearings in June and release a report on its findings in September.