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More than a year after filing for bankruptcy, the chain is relaunching in Texas and New Jersey. Its new stores will feature spaces for toy demonstrations and events.

Instagram is experiment hiding the number of likes on posts. The company says it wants people to be more comfortable expressing themselves and less focused on their tally of likes.

The National Weather Service warns a widespread and dangerous heat wave is building in the central and eastern U.S. How should people think about these kinds of events in the era of climate change?

The punk-infused art band from Washington, D.C. brings a kinder, gentler and sparer version of the group's music to the Tiny Desk.

"They made me a slave today."Aneka Burton still remembers the way her then 10-year-old son, Nikko, who is black, recounted his experience to his…

Across Puerto Rico, communities have partnered with foundations and charities to become more resilient against future natural disasters.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with College Athletics Players Association founder Ramogi Huma about a California bill that will allow compensation for college athletes.

Three teenagers in North Carolina have been charged with murder after a 5-year-old was shot and killed in what police say was a drive-by…

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has apologized for comments about working with segregationist lawmakers in his early days…

The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team has done it again — winning the World Cup for a fourth time. The 2-0 victory over the Netherlands capped a thrilling tournament.

Who would've thought that American Football's fruitful reunion would not only include some of the emo band's best songs, but also a children's choir at the Tiny Desk?

Fifty years ago, Apollo astronauts collected their first moon rocks. Those samples are still being studied to mine lunar secrets. And scientists are hoping to get access to more of them soon.

The U.S. Women's National Team won the Women's World Cup championship for a fourth time. As the players return home, they're ramping up their fight for "equal pay for equal play."

Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced Monday that she raised $19.1 million in the last quarter of the year, outpacing progressive rival Bernie Sanders while not holding high-dollar fundraising events.

Rembrandt's most ambitious painting — the wall-size "The Night Watch" — is getting a tune up. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Petria Noble of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam about the restoration.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney told City Council members Monday night that his department is working to reduce the city’s violent crime…

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Carlotta Weibl a spokesperson for Sea Eye, one of the non-governmental organizations running migrant rescue vessels in the Mediterranean.

The novelist and poet Sinan Antoon, raised in Iraq and now living in New York, returned home following the 2003 U.S. occupation. That experience inspired his new work of fiction.

Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather says the criminal justice system in Charlotte is inadequate for a city its size. Speaking to…

Massive numbers of documents went into totes for a shredding service last year at the Cherokee County Department of Social Services, despite orders to…