Volunteers with the LiTEArary society read to children who live in "book deserts" and bring them their own books.

The designation would have, as one domestic terrorism expert told NPR, a "cascading effect across civil society, including ...

A federal judge in San Francisco will consider whether to indefinitely halt the thousands of layoffs of federal employees ...

The Trump administration now says it won't use a contingency fund to pay SNAP benefits to about 1 in 8 Americans in November, ...

Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in ...

The Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index shows that GLP-1 weight loss drugs are having an effect: The U.S. obesity ...

Freddie Freeman homered leading off the bottom of the 18th inning as the Los Angeles Dodgers outlasted the Toronto Blue Jays ...

New York Times reporter Kenneth Vogel speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about his new book, "Devils' Advocates: How Washington Lobbyists Get Rich Enabling Dictators, Oligarchs, and Arms Dealers." ...

Hurricane Melissa is expected to make landfall early Tuesday morning in Jamaica. The Category 5 hurricane is poised to become the strongest storm ever to strike the island.

With students back in class, school shootings are on the rise. NPR's Leila Fadel visits a school in Minnesota to see how it's preparing students for the worst while trying to minimize trauma.

Farmers are serenading cows with smooth jazz. Studies on whether it boosts milk production are in-cow-clusive, but herds seem udderly delighted by the groovy tunes.

Some federal immigration agents have been using masks to cover their faces when arresting migrants. But an NPR investigation found agents are also disguising their vehicles.