U.S. school districts worry it could get even more expensive to prepare a meal under new federal dietary guidelines, as they ...

The Trump administration is challenging DEI policies at firms that seek diverse candidates through the hiring process. Could the NFL be next?

Until recently, Jonathan Gross was a Trump political appointee at the Department of Justice and worked on its "Weaponization Working Group." He has now become a vocal critic of the department.

Gabriela Lena Frank's first opera imagines late Mexican painter Frida Kahlo leaving the underworld on the Day of the Dead to be reunited with her husband and fellow painter Diego Rivera. It debuts at ...

Much of the focus of the ongoing redistricting war has been on which political party will come out on top. But it's voters who will pay a cost, say voting experts and voting rights advocates.

Iran has set up a new agency to collect tolls from ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz ...

Russia has launched a mass drone and missile attack on Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, killing one person and injuring at least 31.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks John Moolenaar, chairman of the House Select Committee on China, about President Trump's goals for his summit in Beijing.

Political organizer Denise Powell has defeated State Sen. John Cavanaugh to win the Democratic primary in the closely watched ...

The Trump administration is suspending a requirement that visitors from countries that have qualified for the World Cup and ...

Israel's participation in the Eurovision song contest once again stirs controversy — and a walkout by five countries.

Every World Cup, there's a new soccer ball. Sometimes the ball is panned. Sometimes people like it. Why do they keep changing it up? And what's notable about the ball in 2026?