President Biden's judicial picks have included the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, women of color to federal ...

In a decision Friday, New York Judge Juan Merchan noted that his inclination was to not impose a sentence of incarceration.

Congress comes into session today and will kick-off the new session by electing leaders in the House and Senate.

The man behind the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans said in videos that he was inspired by ISIS and had joined the group ...

If you've resolved to quit drinking for the month, a little technological assistance may be the key to sticking to your goal.

Officials have not yet released the names of the 14 people killed in the New Orleans New Year's Day truck attack, but their ...

A program in Brazil that gives a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new ...

In 2018, an orca in Washington dubbed J35 by scientists made global headlines when she carried her dead baby on her nose for 17 days. The same orca has just lost another calf.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Amy Nordrum of the MIT Technology Review about the magazine's list of breakthrough technologies for 2025.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with with Jocelyn Chung, who wrote a children's book called When Love Is More Than Words, about all ...

A new session of Congress began Friday with Republicans to take full control in the Washington this month. But the new session was not without internal drama for the party.

President Biden formally blocked the sale of U.S. Steel to a Japanese steelmaker, citing national security concerns. The company said that it may have to cut thousands of union jobs without the sale.