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Ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of three counts of murder and manslaughter. In Minneapolis, crowds gathered today at George Floyd Square to celebrate that verdict.

Evanston, Ill., will make reparations available to Black residents in what's believed to be the first program of its kind in the U.S. They could get up to $25,000 for down payments or home repairs.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is planning to ban menthol cigarettes, a move the National Medical Association has urged for years. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with the NMA's Dr. Doris Browne.

The 22-year-old Simone Biles won her 24th and 25th medals at the world gymnastics championships in Germany over the weekend, surpassing the previous 23 medals won by male gymnast Vitaly Scherbo.

With the debate's second question, the former vice president got a chance to respond to President Trump's accusations.

Peter Navarro, a key architect of President Trump's trade policy, made up one of the people the adviser repeatedly quotes in his nonfiction books. Navarro's publisher is not amused.

The president went off on members of his own party during a Cabinet meeting on Monday, while saying at least Democrats are united in their pursuit of trying to remove him from office.

The developer of World of Warcraft and Hearthstonesaid a player known as Blitzchung went over the line when he said, "Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times!"

The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report on how the world's oceans and ice are affected by climate change. Sea level rise is accelerating as is ocean warming.

Senator Bernie Sanders proposes an aggressive wealth tax to reverse inequality. But the policy faces major obstacles.

NPR's new series Off Script, which gives voters the chance to sit down with presidential candidates and ask questions, kicks off with undecided voters and former HUD Secretary Julián Castro.

Competition with charter schools may have played a role in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ enrollment slump this year, a district official says. But while…

Gunfire erupted in a Mexican city Thursday shortly after military troops encountered one of the sons of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán — the jailed drug kingpin.

A Marvel deal with SiriusXM and Pandora marks a deeper investment by the companies to claim a stake in the growing realm of podcasting, now on pace to become a $1 billion industry.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed to jointly patrol an area in northern Syria previously controlled by Kurdish forces with U.S. support.

The White House has intensified its fight against House Democrats' impeachment inquiry — saying the administration will not provide any documents or testimony.

She was the "Jackie Robinson of tennis," said Billie Jean King as the first African American player and champion in international tennis. She later integrated women's professional golf.

There's a debate in France over whether to rebuild Notre Dame more or less as it was before, or come up with a new design to incorporate medieval and modern elements.

The number one song in the country is Grammy-nominated “Truth Hurts” by Lizzo. She’s in town this weekend at the Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheater…

Natalie Hemby and Amanda Shires talk about the formation of their new all-female supergroup, a gutsy move within a male-dominated genre.