An attempt to identify and explain some of the biggest things that happened each week, and draw attention to some that have been overlooked.

It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson is working with House Republicans to advance a budget bill that would allow Republicans to pass ...

The 19th century term describes the perceived right of Americans to use force or the threat of force to wrest desireable land ...

An attempt to identify and explain some of the biggest things that happened each week, and draw attention to some that have ...

President Trump signed a series of executive actions that would limit transgender and nonbinary people's rights by focusing ...

This week calls for some throwback thinking. If you can recall how Roman numerals work, you'll get at least one question correct.

Trump has long felt that Japan and other wealthy allies take advantage of the U.S., racking up big trade surpluses, while paying too little for the cost of American military protection.

Some companies have announced diversity rollbacks — but many more are deleting or softening language from their investor disclosures, an NPR analysis finds.

Picture book author Mac Barnett has been named the Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. He discusses what the role means when engaging kids in reading can be a struggle.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Eugene Cho, president of Bread for the World, about how the tumult at the U.S. Agency for International Development is affecting efforts to fight global food insecurity.

Shortly after Kendrick Lamar took home five Grammy awards, he's getting his biggest single audience ever, as the featured artist of this year's Super Bowl halftime show.