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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with three educators who are currently teaching the new AP course on African-American studies.

In the Florida GOP primary for a U.S. Senate seat, challenger Carlos Beruff, a millionaire developer in the mold of Donald Trump, promises to give Sen. Marco Rubio a run for his money.

It is easy to act as if fiction and history were separate. But they cannot be completely divided. Jenny Erpenbeck's Kairos and Oksana Lutsyshyna's Ivan and Phoebe help readers connect with time past.

Medical products manufacturer DemeTech moved into masks early during the COVID pandemic but now is left holding millions of them. What happened?

Michigan lawmakers have voted to repeal the state's right-to-work law, which allows workers to opt out of paying union dues. Republicans call the move a setback for the state's economy.

Only one state, Colorado, has passed legislation that allows farmers to repair farm machinery themselves. Michigan hopes to soon be another in the battle for the right to repair their own equipment.

The Senate is set to go on break without raising the debt ceiling, prompting grievances among Washington lawmakers. But the only time in history the debt was paid down, it didn't go quite as planned.

A jury ordered the National Association of Realtors and other large brokerages to pay nearly $2 billion in damages to home sellers, saying the groups had conspired to inflate real estate commissions.

Jeff Melton and his friend Adrian Rohr of Charlotte, N.C., are wrestling fans, a sport they love because it lifts their spirits by making them feel like the underdog sometimes can win.

Ritch Addison thought everyone loved his sarcastic sense of humor in high school. But then a friend let him know that not everyone was laughing. It changed how he treats people in life.

Small businesses in Joshua Tree, California, rely on tourism dollars from the nearby national park. But with the government shut down, their bottom line is at risk.

The waivers will likely be offered on a first-come-first-serve basis, and to be eligible, students must meet certain academic requirements.

It was nothing but sunny days for crypto at this time last year - But those days are long gone and with one of the world's biggest crypto exchanges filing for bankruptcy on Friday.

She came to the U.S. for grad school. She was lonely. Then came an invitation for Thanksgiving — no turkey (strictly vegan) but a spirit that touched her soul. And her mango lassi was a hit!

Opponents say the bills would further stigmatize LGBTQ people and limit teachers’ abilities to discuss the realities of American history.

Instructors across Florida say they worry that new gun owners may not learn how to safely handle their firearms or know the complexities about where residents can or can’t legally bring their guns.

President Vladimir Putin's coat and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy's T-shirts can be considered political statements.

The GOP won gubernatorial races, gained seats in the U.S. House and won a majority in the Senate. Minority leader Mitch McConnell, who won reelection in Kentucky, is in line to be majority leader.

In a health care system that assumes older adults have family caregivers to help them, those facing dementia by themselves often fall through the cracks.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator, about the latest guidance on children under 5 getting the vaccine to protect against COVID-19.

A development in the strike by auto workers against the "Big Three" carmakers — plus, a look at how much financial pain each side can endure, and what that might mean for the length of the strike.

"Being a woman over 50 in Hollywood I could commit any crime with impunity, because I'm completely invisible," says actress Annabelle Gurwitch. Her new book is called I See You Made an Effort.

After the beating death of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers in January and other abuses that have come to light, the police department is under mounting pressure to change its culture.

NPR's Michel Martin discusses the policy divisions that emerged in the second round of Democratic debates, with journalists Shefali Luthra, Dino Grandoni and NPR's Domenico Montanaro.

NPR's Michel Martin discusses the policy divisions that emerged in the second round of Democratic debates, with journalists Shefali Luthra, Dino Grandoni and NPR's Domenico Montanaro.