The Trump administration wants to stop asking about race and ethnicity on the next U.S. census. Since 1790, the topic has been used to exclude people of color, and, more recently, for inclusion.

The Protect College Sports Act is on the brink of passing in the Senate, where a handful of former college athletes who are ...

A 300-year-old Mexican musical tradition is finding new life around the world — one sweaty, joyous, all-night fandango at a ...

Many thousands of boys and men in Lesotho take up the vital profession of herding but have to give up their education. A ...

Many thousands of boys and men in Lesotho take up the vital profession of herding but have to give up their education. A ...

It's rare for Democrats to make religion a centerpiece of their campaigns. But this midterm election cycle, a number of ...

Police evacuated homes Sunday near an air base in England used by the U.S. and arrested several men over suspected explosives offenses.

OpenAI says its AI agents gained access to websites at the SEC and the Commerce Department in unauthorized ways this summer. The agencies say no private data was exposed.

From the National Archives to the state dinner, President Trump and Xi Jinping looked comfortable together in Washington. Two former NPR China correspondents on what the visit did and didn't deliver.

A typewriter Maya Angelou used for decades is on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, near the original Star-Spangled Banner. A curator explains why it belongs there.

NPR's Scott Neuman went to Virginia and Maryland to report on data centers. In this reporter's notebook, he shares why opposition to new ones is bringing together people who rarely agree on politics.

Singer songwriter Angela Autumn's music starts with her Appalachian roots and then takes some surprising turns. She talks about the experiences that inspired the songs on her new album, 'Believer'.