Other former foster youth spoke of adults who made a difference: The staffer at the residential center who listened, or a ...

The Supreme Court term opens on Monday with big test cases on religion, guns and climate change. Plus, the emergency docket ...

The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected last month and unemployment ticked up to 4.2%. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Betsey Stevenson, an economist at the University of Michigan.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to fellow host, Scott Detrow, and NPR editor, Daniel Burke about their new book, "American Pope: Leo XIV's Road from the South Side of Chicago to Vatican City." ...

We look at how some concerning economic indicators as well as the ongoing war in Iran might affect the midterm elections.

Scandals could be shaping several races in the midterm elections, particularly in places where even small margins can change the outcome.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed to address a loophole in state law that makes it difficult to prosecute cases when a sexual assault victim willingly consumes drugs or alcohol.

Authors Carmen Maria Machado, Soraya Chemaly, Jessica Valenti and Jennifer Weiner reflect on the week's news of the alleged rape at Cornell University in 2024.

Actor Josh Hartnett speaks with NPR's Juana Summers about his role in the new movie Verity and how he created a "much less Hollywood existence." ...

Christa Pike remains in critical condition on Friday after the state of Tennessee tried and failed to execute her two days earlier. Robin Maher, executive director of the Death Penalty Information ...

Gov. Katie Hobbs is restoring $16.5 million in university funding cut as part of the state budget’s across-the-board ...

The crew of four — two NASA astronauts, one from Canada, and a Russian cosmonaut — heads to the International Space Station ...