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The GOP pulled out a surprising win largely on the strength of white working class voters, but not solely. NPR explores whether this represents a new winning coalition for that party and what might have happened to the Obama coalition.

Author Booki Vivat takes a hilarious look at middle school in her debut novel, Frazzled: Everyday Disasters and Impending Doom. The book is full of Vivat's incredible doodles of Abbie Wu who thinks, "Nothing good happens in the Middles." We'll find out if she's doomed.

VW introduces a new SUV, the Atlas, as the company tries to turn the page from the diesel emissions scandal. The company agreed to pay $14.7 billion to settle claims by customers and regulators.

White women could be key in Ohio this year. They make up roughly 40 percent of all voters in the state. And in 2012 — as a bloc — they supported Republican Mitt Romney. But this year, many feel conflicted about the GOP nominee. We revisit women who were undecided when we last met them earlier in the campaign to see how they're leaning as Election Day nears.

Hillary Clinton was pressed on her private email server and use of classified information; Trump insisted he was ready to lead the military and defended a tweet arguing against mixed-gender units.

The Truman administration saw huge strategic value in the island as a geographic bulwark against the Soviet Union. Ultimately, the U.S. got access to Greenland without needing to purchase it.

In After the Wedding, she plays the head of an orphanage who is clearly uncomfortable around wealth. In her own life, she's dealt with a controversy where she was paid much less than a male co-star.

Just as it did at the end of the 19th century — an era of racist lynchings and massacres — the idea that a less-white populace poses a danger to the United States continues to enjoy wide purchase.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Rufus Gifford, former U.S. ambassador to Denmark, about President Trump's reported interest in making a bid to buy Greenland, part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

Two big reports on air pollution. One looks at the wold and the other zeroes in on California. We'll look at the big takeaways, and more.

Never before have so many Cuban artists performed or have been displayed in a single venue in the U.S.

In 1977, the racing world was fascinated with driver Janet Guthrie's presence at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The day she sealed her spot in the race-day lineup, nothing seemed to be going right.

Republicans in Indiana and West Virginia are trying to outdo each other on who is most like President Trump. But will they nominate another controversial candidate who could cost the party another Senate seat?

With just a few teams left in the NHL playoffs, it looks like there may be a first time winner of the Stanley Cup before it's all over. It might even be the Las Vegas Golden Knights, a team that didn't exist 14 months ago.

The proposal is expected to shift much of the funding burden onto states and local governments. Critics say that will lead to higher state and local taxes and an increased reliance on user fees.

Bria Vinaite landed the role after director Sean Baker discovered her on Instagram. "It was my first time reading a script," she says, "and it made me cry the first time I read it."

The head of the island's emergency management agency admits the government did not take hurricane preparation seriously before Hurricane Maria, but he says all that has changed.

Part of Melvin Caballero's journey from Honduras to the United States involved 36 hours crammed into the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer.

The death of Raheel Siddiqui on March 18, 2016, focused a spotlight on alleged hazing in the U.S. Marine Corps.

The House committees leading the impeachment inquiry into President Trump have released the transcript of their interview with former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch.