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." ...

California voters will decide whether the state will charge a one-time tax on billionaires. The idea that has split Democrats and labor unions.

The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected last month. As in recent months, most new jobs went to women. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Betsey Stevenson, an economist at the University of Michigan.

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

NPR's Scott Simon talks with D.L. Hughley about his new memoir, "Charlie's Boy," and all the people from his childhood in South Central Los Angeles who shaped his life and his comedy.

HBO's War is intended to be an anthology series about two dueling London law firms. The first season stars Dominic West and ...

Beloved for its dinosaurs, Philadelphia's storied Academy of Natural Sciences closed down this week, amid an intense fight by ...

Worried about stumbling before a high-stakes event, like a race or a job interview? Psychologist Cindra Kamphoff offers ...

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

Other former foster youth spoke of adults who made a difference: The staffer at the residential center who listened, or a doctor who made the right diagnosis, or a caseworker who kept someone in a ...

Four years after President Lula narrowly defeated Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil is back at the ballot box. This time, Lula faces ...

The largest single political donation on record in Oregon arrived mid-September in the account of Building a Stronger Oregon, ...