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College completion rates vary widely in America. But millions drop out & the costs are staggering. How do we help more students stay the course?

Kensli Davis' mom tried to get her daughter a Moana-themed cake, but a communication error led a Georgia Dairy Queen to design a cake with a pony with bloodshot eyes smoking a joint.

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board has called a special meeting at 8 a.m. Friday morning to consider a personnel contract.That's the day…

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sat down for an interview with NPR's legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg on topics ranging from her…

The singer shares songs she loves by other artists and talks about her debut full-length release, Miss Universe, an album filled with melodies that won't let go.

The nation's largest and oldest civil rights group makes the temporary appointment after Benjamin Jealous announced his resignation as president and CEO.

Coming up on All Tech this week: how video gaming can compel real-life action, the return of old favorites, and the latest innovations in the world of gaming. And, of course, we've started a new Tumblr to go with it.

The only other Muffet we've ever met is the Little Miss, so we've invited McGraw — women's basketball coach at University of Notre Dame — to play a game called "So what exactly is a tuffet anyway?" Three questions about nursery rhymes and children's songs.

Maker is the leading network for YouTube content creation. The Walt Disney Company will acquire it for $500 million.

This week, we revisit a conversation about competitions and instructional shows, adventures and simple admirations of good cooking.

To fully understand progress, economist Michael Green says we must weigh social well-being and wealth. But by using this new measurement, he noticed something striking — the U.S. falls far behind.

NPR launches a new series on America's housing crisis. “Shut Out of the Housing Market,” we talk to the reporter behind it.

A Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at the South Carolina state house has drawn out two prospective Democratic presidential candidates.New Jersey…

A rundown of the NPR Music interns' year-end highlights, from Camila Cabello to Juana Molina, Raquel Sofia and Hundred Waters.

Judicial elections in North Carolina are all but set for November with the candidate filing period over for trial and appeals courts.Raleigh attorney…

Many Charlotteans are back to work Monday after a weekend of rain from Hurricane Florence. The National Weather Service reported the city got about 7…

Millions of dollars worth of stolen maple syrup was recovered and three men suspected of the theft were expected in court on Tuesday.

Honda, which has long aspired to launch off the road and into the skies, is one step closer to that goal. It has started production on its HondaJet. It's a twin jet engine aircraft, being assembled in North Carolina, aimed at the business market. Industry insiders call it the "Honda Civic of the skies."

Google is offering $3.14159 million in total rewards for hackers who can find critical security flaws in its Chrome operating system.

At Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C., security agents said a woman put her cane in the scanner and there was a sword inside. The woman had no idea it was there.