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For 20 years, teens from around the country have come to Washington, D.C. to compete in the national Poetry Out Loud finals.

Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, a soccer-loving nun born in 1908, is remembered as compassionate and dedicated to her faith.

Using time outside of work to learn, cultivate skills and build relationships can lead to greater happiness.

The band elevates the rich musical traditions of Guerrero and the Afro-Mexican rhythms of Mexico’s Pacific coast.

The de minimis trade provision has allowed shipments valued under $800 to enter the country duty-free and without customs inspections.

The artist died in a house fire in Woodbury, Minn. on Thursday.

How will having to start repaying your student loans affect your financial situation? Tell us about your experience, and we may be in touch for an upcoming story on Morning Edition.

The proposal would cut off rental subsidies after two years for able-bodied adults. Advocates warn if enacted, the White House plan would tip many low-income renters over the edge into homelessness.

North Carolina Humanities, based in Charlotte, receives about $1.6 million from the National Endowment for the Humanities each year.

Erin Patterson hosted several of her estranged husband's relatives for lunch in July 2023. Within days, three of them were dead of mushroom poisoning. She denies deliberately poisoning them.

Germany's domestic intelligence agency has formally designated the Alternative for Germany party as extremist, a move likely to further isolate the country's largest opposition party.

Scientists have created a broadly effective antivenom using the blood of a Wisconsin man who has spent years exposing himself to deadly snakebites from black mambas, taipans, cobras and many others.

The interim U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia has sent letters to several leading medical journals asking for information about their editorial practices.

The 24 Hours of Lemons is an endurance race with a twist: The cars cost less than $500, and costumes are unlimited. A recent race saw a Toyota Yaris painted like a snail, and a team dressed as bees.

Sean Combs' federal trial on charges of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy will begin in New York next week. What is he accused of, and what will the trial mean for the mogul and for hip-hop?

President Trump has directed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS. PBS chief Paula Kerger calls the move "blatantly unlawful."

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Dawn Scott, performance coach and applied sports scientist in elite women's soccer, about the ways female athletes can try to avoid ACL injuries.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Phil Hartmeyer, is a marine archaeologist at NOAA's Ocean Exploration program, about a mural discovered in the shipwreck of the USS Yorktown, which sunk during WWII.

One of events in San Antonio's Fiesta celebration is the Ford Mariachi Festival. Barges on the San Antonio River carry bands and/or dancers to entertain those dining at riverside restaurants.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to eliminate the Women, Peace and Security Act. He doesn't have the power to do so, but what is the act's goal, and what does this mean for women in combat roles?