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The U.S. Senate confirmed Wormuth as Army secretary Thursday morning. She joins many other women in senior national security positions in the Biden administration.

The Mississippi man known as "Case 1" was the first person to be diagnosed with autism. Triplett was the subject of a book and documentary titled In a Different Key and many medical journal articles.

black british music (2025), the new project from multi-hyphenate Jim Legxacy, tells the story of a U.K. rap scene overspilling its borders as it rarely has before.

NPR's Michel Martin spoke with Biden this week about his new memoir, his family and the Anita Hill case.

The International Monetary Fund issued its World Economic Outlook on Tuesday. The IMF said it expects global growth of 3.5 percent this year, slightly higher than forecast in January. The threat of a financial meltdown in Europe is receding, says the IMF, but the global economy remains fragile.

Nearly half of the seven-member band have now tested positive, after returning to South Korea from abroad earlier this month.

College towns depend on business from the students that attend the school. In places like Ann Arbor, Mich., residents are nervous about returning students bringing the coronavirus with them.

As the peak summer travel season gets underway, NPR gets a rare look behind the scenes at how Delta Air Lines moves more than 100,000 bags a day at the world's busiest airport in Atlanta.

Ed Gordon talks with Quincy Jones, who scored the music for new film Get Rich or Die Tryin, starring rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.

Gilbert Zermeno's family didn't have much money when he was a boy, which made his playing in the school band feel out of reach. When he ended up with a rusty trombone instead of a shiny saxophone, Gilbert was disappointed initially — but decades later, he still has that old trombone.

What started in part by a text in response to racial tension and police shootings of black men has turned into millions of dollars directed at economic...

In Lebanon, hospitals are still dealing with a crush of patients maimed by exploding pagers and walkie-talkies this week. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has vowed retaliation.

Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, told NPR that election officials across the U.S. have made big improvements to bolster both physical and cyber security.

This Veterans Day, NPR's Leila Fadel sits down for a conversation with reporter Quil Lawrence and Iraq War veteran Dave Carlson to discuss what it means to live through war.

Coal mining has been a big part of the Navajo Nation's economy for decades. As mines and power plants have been closing, the tribe is trying to expand one of its largest mines.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kate Johnson from the University of Virginia women's volleyball team about how the NCAA's plan to backpay college athletes could lead to pay inequity.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with state Representative-elect Emily Gregory who won a special legislative election in Florida's 87th District, home to President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.

Utah college students are reacting to the killing of right-wind activist Charlie Kirk. NPR talks with students at Utah Valley University, where Kirk was shot, and nearby BYU.

In one of the most controversial trades in basketball history, the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the LA Lakers, leading to protests and calls to fire the team's general manager.

The Trump administration is considering another bailout for soybean farmers hit hard by China's retaliatory tariffs. NPR speaks with Caleb Ragland, president of the American Soybean Association.

Wall Street leaders met at President Trump's private Mar-a-Lago club to discuss finance and technology. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Reuters reporter Michelle Conlin about the event.

This season of the Apple TV+ show has found new ways to explore subjugation. Next season, we need answers about logistics.

In Texas last year, 45,200 student athletes were tested for steroids under a tough new program for high schools. The most frequently tested were football players. Only 19 athletes tested positive. Some say that's proof that the testing deters kids from using drugs, while others say the program is flawed.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Tom Michael, general manager of Boise State Public Radio, about what the cuts to federal public media funding mean for his station.

By Carrie Pinkard and Ti'Anna Davis“Babies don’t belong in cages.” “Close the camps.” “We are better than this.”Those were the words written on the picket…