This fall, New York City voters will weigh in on a proposal that could move future city elections to even-numbered years.

Things are getting spicy. We explain how a word referring to cinnamon and pepper turned less literal by the 19th century.

For the first time, NPR's Student Podcast Challenge has a returning champion: a California fifth grader who explored a dark ...

Typhoon Ragasa whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades and turned seas rough on the southern Chinese ...

The comedian was suspended for nearly a week by ABC's parent company, Disney, before returning to airwaves on Tuesday night.

China's ride-hailing companies are penalizing drivers for smelly rides. A surplus of labor means many drivers work 15 hours a day and live in their cars to make ends meet, hence the odor.

President Trump announced a $100,000 fee hike to a visa category overwhelmingly used by Indian nationals to work in tech. it's causing confusion and concern in India.

Mary Murakami was 14 years old when she was forcibly relocated and imprisoned during World War II. The Trump Administration's immigration enforcement actions resurface painful memories.

Prolific singer and songwriter Sonny Curtis has died. He wrote and performed "Love Is All Around," the theme song for The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

President Trump has issued an order designating antifa a "domestic terrorist organization," as he has long promised. It sets a precedent and is prompting many questions.

President Trump wants far more homeless people forced into mandatory long-term addiction or mental health treatment but critics say forcing people to accept care is risky and expensive.

This week, the trial starts in a consequential FTC lawsuit against Amazon. The suit alleges that Amazon for years "tricked" people into buying Prime memberships that were purposefully hard to cancel.