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It's been six months since the launch of the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. We check in on how many people are using it, and whether it's connecting them to help.

It's been six months since the launch of the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. We check in on how many people are using it and whether it's connecting them to help.

Attorney General William Barr got into a "shouting match" with Utah Sen. Mike Lee over Jessie Liu's bid for associate attorney general, sources told NPR. Liu is the U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C.

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has given his report to Attorney General William Barr, but the findings of the investigation are still unknown.

Students in a Florida school district will be reading only excerpts from William Shakespeare's plays for class rather than the full texts under redesigned curriculum guides.

Oil prices are hovering near $120 a barrel and people are wondering what, if anything, can be done to bring prices down. Oil is a commodity — the price of which is set in a global market. Increasingly, oil-producing countries are pointing at the weak dollar as the main factor keeping prices high.

A U.S. air strike north of Baghdad kills Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian terrorist blamed for orchestrating many violent attacks in Iraq and elsewhere over the past three years.

Federal officials have told 16 states that they've been underfunding their Historically Black Colleges and Universities by some $12 billion. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Oct. 6, 2023.)

Colorado is expected to have one of the most closely watched 2020 Senate races. The entry of former governor John Hickenlooper into a crowded Senate primary field is dividing the party in the state.

IN recent days, there have been bomb threats in Springfield, Ohio after the spread of false claims on line and by politicians that vilify Haitians in the city. Many Haitians say they feel unsafe and they gathered to speak out during a virtual conversation.

As the Department of Justice continues its investigation into disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, some are raising questions about its credibility under the current administration.

Steve Clifford returns to the Hornets and other sports headlines.

In the path of a devastating tornado, volunteers are arriving in Rolling Fork to help with the cleanup and feed those in need. Mercy Chefs deployed mobile kitchen trucks to Mississippi.

In the path of a devastating tornado, volunteers are arriving in Rolling Fork to help with the cleanup and feed those in need. Mercy Chefs deployed mobile kitchen trucks to Mississippi.

A new commemorative marker was installed today in one of Charlotte’s Corridors of Opportunity. The marker aims to tell the history of places and people that helped shape the community.

Statistics show that people of color are at greater risk for health complications of COVID-19 because of underlying systemic and social factors. There's a similar disparity when it comes to family and business finances, plainly visible wherever people are seeking help.

The isolation units at California's Pelican Bay prison hold more than 1,200 inmates. They live in small, windowless cells, often for years, with virtually no human contact. The system was designed to break up gangs, but some say the problem is worse than ever.

A new book digs into the social science of athletic greatness and reveals patterns leading to glory.

In an exclusive NPR interview, CIA Director William Burns addresses Taliban advances in Afghanistan, and what U.S. intelligence can do once the U.S. military leaves the country.

Evil Dead — the horror franchise known for having lots of scares (and laughs) — has gone from cult hit to cultural phenomenon. The latest addition is a video game.