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The Defense Department Inspector General found that the military handles domestic violence on base inconsistently, leading to fewer prosecutions and...

Voters will decide whether to place victims’ rights in the Florida Constitution this November. Advocates say it’s necessary to give victims a voice in...

Emotional stories, graphic videos and animated arguments echoed in the Senate chamber on Tuesday as the constitutionality of former President Trump's impeachment trial was debated.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to journalist Bilal Sarwary, who's based in the Afghan capital Kabul, about the unstable security situation in Afghanistan as U.S. troops leave the country.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed 42 bills, including a heavily debated measure that will change staffing standards in nursing homes. The nursing-home industry lobbied for the measure.

Payday loans, pawn shops, and check-cashing services offer low-income earners easy money at high interest rates. Madeleine Brand speaks with Howard Karger, author of Shortchanged: Life and Debt in the Fringe Economy, a study of predatory lending and its practitioners and patrons.

A community group informed residents of what's environmentally at stake and discussed hiring lawyers to get ahead of a private company's development process.

With health care costs expected to outpace inflation, Sens. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., and Kent Conrad, D-N.D., want a bipartisan commission to control future Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security costs.

They warn that the contamination of Florida’s air, water and soil could increase the risk of cancer if the wins approval.

As Japan plans to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea this summer, concerned South Koreans are stocking up on sea salt.

Political scientists say growing acceptance of unfounded conspiracy theories is fueling disengagement and distrust in democratic institutions, an effect that is trickling down to local politics.

The actor and comedian reveals in his new memoir, Silver Screen Fiend, that he used to have a film addiction. Watching the first Star Wars prequel led to a realization that helped him kick the habit.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Eddie S. Glaude Jr. of Princeton University about the guilty verdicts in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in this moment of reckoning on racial justice in America.

Thanks to the telescope's deep and sharp infrared images, Earthlings are getting a more detailed look at distant galaxies than was ever possible.

Revelations from Jones' defamation trials point to the existence of a rarified class of extreme internet personalities who are better shielded from efforts to stem the reach of their content.

With Sanibel’s causeway bridge still out of commission from damage during Hurricane Ian, many islanders in Southwest Florida scrambled to secure transport by boat this weekend, the first time they were allowed home.

Following a contentious public meeting Wednesday, Miami-Dade County school board members voted to reject sex education textbooks they had previously approved. District staff say the subject can't be taught until new materials are approved — which will take months.

Jury selection in lawyer Alex Murdaugh's trial began on Monday. He's charged with murdering his wife and son in a case that has transfixed the public.

A college in Colorado that was once a boarding school offers perspectives on opportunities and obstacles for Native American scholars now.

This was supposed to be Kevin McCarthy's moment, one he had contorted himself into political knots to get to.

The invitation to King Charles' May coronation refers to his wife as Queen Camilla, dropping the word 'consort.' Royal experts unpack the significance of the title and the history behind it.

A study commissioned by the government to recommend minimum staffing levels at nursing homes drew no conclusions. And that means Biden's pledge to set those minimums may come to far less than hoped.

NPR's Michel Michel talks with Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, about Antony Blinken's call on the RSF and the Sudanese Armed Forces to stop the conflict.

Trotter, aka Black Thought, reflects on his childhood in Philly, his decades-long friendship with Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and his life as a musician. Trotter's new memoir is The Upcycled Self.

From his first cooking apprenticeship at France's Grand Hotel de L'Europe to teaching home cooks how to perfect a cheese souffle on PBS, chef Jacques Pepin's career in food has spanned six decades. He culls his favorite dishes from his years in the kitchen in his new book, Essential Pepin.