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Carl Hiaasen and John Seabrook are out with new books that draw from their personal experiences in order to tell distinctly American stories.

Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide health care, food benefits and financial assistance for millions of children.

Guitarist and composer Halvorson arrived on the jazz scene in the mid 2000s with a virtuosity that commanded attention. Her current sextet, called Amaryllis, features a stellar cast of musicians.

Growing up, White tried to "cure" his own homosexuality; he later drew upon that time for his 1982 bestseller, A Boy's Own Story. White died June 3. Originally broadcast in 1985, 1994, 1997 and 2006.

Children from Gaza with cancer are finally making it to Jordan for long-promised treatment. But a plan to allow as many as 2,000 patients out of the war-torn enclave has slowed.

Khalil left the Louisiana detention center where he's been since March, when ICE agents arrested him over his pro-Palestinian activism. A federal judge ruled the government could no longer detain him.

Food historian Jessica B. Harris explores how the fundamentals of American cuisine are an intertwining of Native American, European and African cultures.

As the July 8 deadline for President Trump's tariffs loom, this week the U.S. firmed up a trade deal with the United Kingdom.

It’s been an emotional week for lawmakers in Minnesota as they process the shooting death of Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark.

Much of the Midwest and East will be experiencing high temperatures and humidity for the next week.

Supporters of the bill say private schools do not have school resource officers like their public counterparts. Opponents argue the person carrying the weapon will likely be largely untrained.

The Trump administration is slashing jobs at Voice of America's parent agency by 85%. Journalists who have risked their freedom to report for the broadcaster wonder what happens next.

Trump's Truth Social comments came as a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that would continue blocking the president's efforts to bar international students from attending Harvard.

President Trump travels to Europe to meet with other leaders of NATO countries in The Hague, at a summit that will discuss a big boost in defense spending commitments from members.

The Southern Appalachian brook trout are ancient. But the fish only like clean streams. Now scientists want to know how the trout is doing a year after floods from Hurricane Helene.

New York City's Democratic mayoral primary is today. The race is a hotly contested one, with candidates who have vastly different visions for the future of America's largest city.

A newly approved HIV medication provides near-total protection against infection with just two injections a year. It's called Lenacapavir. But the high price of the drug could limit its reach.

NPR's Michel Martin asks the Atlantic Council's Jonathan Panikoff whether a ceasefire agreement will stick between two countries that have spent decades antagonizing each other, Israel and Iran.

President Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran on Monday. But despite separate statements from the two countries saying they agreed to a truce, reports persisted of further airstrikes.

For weeks, federal prosecutors have laid out their case against Sean Combs in a Manhattan courtroom. His attorneys should begin presenting their defense on Tuesday. They aren't expected to take long.