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Last week, dozens of Florida school districts had to postpone state testing because of problems with the new Florida Standards Assessments. Students...

The surprise early exit of the Florida House from the 2015 regular session likely means that most of a legislative package dear to Senate President Andy...

Ailsa Chang talks to Deborah Archer, new president of the ACLU, about the organization's changing tides and recently announced racial justice agenda.

Daily Beast Editor-in-Chief Tina Brown shares with Renee Montagne the best things she's been reading lately about seduction by Facebook and some altruistic acts of exposure.

It's been 100 years since the sinking of the RMS Titanic, and the anniversary brings with it a barrage of literature. Former NPR editor Rachel Syme has been keeping track of the new releases and lists her favorites here. Do you have a favorite Titanic book? Let us know in the comments.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with the New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea about his department's response to protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in police custody.

The popular platform also reported on Monday that it deleted more than 300 communities, known on the site as "servers," that were dedicated to the conspiracy theory QAnon.

The CEO of the National Rifle Association says legal troubles have cost the powerful gun rights group $100 million, according to a recording of the group's board meeting obtained by NPR.

Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke earned early release from prison. Activists now seek federal charges for violating McDonald's civil rights. He was 17 when he was killed in 2014.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Cesar Conde, chairman of the NBCUniversal News Group, about the 50% challenge he announced for diversifying hiring and training at the news organization.

Most social networks require users to be at least 13. But Itay Eshet's daughter, like many kids, wanted to join Facebook when she was just 10. So Eshet created a site just for younger kids, designed to protect them from bullying and other risks while teaching them to navigate social media safely.

The newly released whistleblower complaint alleges that White House officials tried to hide records of President Trump's phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., about the call between President Trump and Ukraine's president and the related whistleblower complaint.

New, tougher sanctions on Iran and its banking sector appear to be making it difficult for Tehran to carry out international transactions, while forcing ordinary Iranians into activities such as smuggling hard currency out. But India and China are still doing business with Iran.

Thousands of college seniors graduate this spring, entering the work force to earn their way for the first time. But many young workers are struggling to save money. Lower wages and free-spending habits mean that there is little money left for the future.

There have been two mass shootings in New York since April. NPR's Rachel Martin asks gun control advocate Nick Suplina, if tougher gun laws would have made a difference.

At least six retired military generals have recently criticized Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and his handling of the invasion and continued occupation of Iraq, calling for him to step down. How significant is this action within the larger context of retired and active generals? Mike Pesca reports.

Lisa Snowden, editor-in-chief of the Baltimore Beat, talks about the return of the Black-led, nonprofit newspaper.

President Trump tweets daily and often makes news when he does. Despite getting more attention, Twitter itself is having a rough time, as a new earnings report shows flat growth and some big losses.

Some people note the enslavement, violence and theft that defined British rule, and they find it difficult to distinguish the individual of Queen Elizabeth II from the institution of monarchy.

Steve Inskeep talks to Mark Sideris, president of the Watertown town council, about events that unfolded overnight.

Gun-control groups are regrouping after a bill to tighten background checks for gun sales failed to overcome a filibuster last week in the Senate. The failure was not only a stinging defeat for President Obama, it was also a setback for the new players in the debate.

The heat wave scorching Europe is part of a larger global trend this summer of extreme weather. Policymakers, especially in the U.S., are so far failing to take steps to avoid a more dire future.

The oldest inmate at the U.S. military prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba was released, reducing the inmate population to 35. This is part of the Biden administration's ongoing push to close the prison.

A new early warning system for weather disasters, calls for wealthy nations and corporations to pay up and dire descriptions of human suffering. Here's what happened at COP27 today.