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After 20 months on the tarmac following two fatal crashes, Boeing's troubled airliner has been given the green light by the Federal Aviation Administration.

Florida became the eighth state and the first in the South to adopt a $15 minimum wage. Replicating this in other states and on the federal level remains a challenge.

The president's questioning of the election process isn't the first time Georgia voters have heard that. State officials say claims about impropriety — past and present — are false.

A troubled soul with a talent for writing honest, disarmingly direct songs, Johnston performs in the NPR Music offices. His short set closes with a classic of his: "True Love Will Find You in the End"

You’ve probably noticed TV has looked a little different since Election Day. That’s because the airwaves are now free of political ads. While those ads can be overwhelming for viewers, they’re big windfalls for stations. And that bump was especially important this year since the pandemic has caused a drop in TV ad revenue.

Young voters appear to have voted in record numbers, mostly backing Joe Biden. They plan to hold him accountable on issues such as climate change and gun control, though Congress may slow his agenda.

The conflict in Ethiopia has prompted aid groups to sound the alarm on a deteriorating humanitarian situation as tens of thousands of Ethiopian refugees flee the fighting into neighboring Sudan.

The president has taken a series of abrupt moves, firing the defense secretary and announcing troop cutbacks in Afghanistan and Iraq. Critics say these actions have no clear strategic goal.

The polls were wrong in 2016. They were less than accurate in 2020. Is it time for something new?

His debut solo album started as a collection of covers. But over time, it became much more.

Nurses and doctors on the front line of the latest surge in coronavirus cases say they're once again overwhelmed and short on personal protective equipment.

What can President-elect Joe Biden do without his party in charge of the Senate? One idea that's gaining steam: Force banks to offer low-cost, no overdraft bank accounts.

Hurricane Iota was the most powerful hurricane ever recorded this late in the Atlantic hurricane season. This year has already broken the record for the most named storms, and the season isn't over.

New York City is once again closing schools for in-person learning, beginning Thursday. The announcement comes as coronavirus case numbers in the city — and around the country — continue to rise.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Garrett Graff, director of the Aspen Institute's cybersecurity program, about the effects of the leadership vacuum in several federal agencies.

The Food and Drug Administration has cleared the first at-home coronavirus test for emergency use during the pandemic. But it's expensive and requires a prescription.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a major ally of President Trump's, has kept a low profile since the election. Meanwhile, coronavirus cases are rising, and local officials are asking for leadership.

Charlotte officials say more than 2,800 small businesses and restaurants have received more than $37 million in aid through the city's federally-funded COVID-19 grant programs. Many grantees were minority-owned businesses.

Two weeks after the polls closed in North Carolina and nearly 4 million people voted in person during the COVID-19 pandemic, state health officials have some good news: There appear to be no clusters of the virus associated with voting in person.

Judge Emmet Sullivan issues a preliminary injunction, telling agents to stop the rapid expulsions of kids arriving with no adult. Since March, nearly everyone seeking asylum has been turned back.