Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to honor his long civil rights legacy begin in Chicago. Events will also ...

Case studies of two cities and a state that faced lead contamination problems may give New Orleans a roadmap to cleaning its ...

Warner Bros. says Paramount's sweetened bid to buy the whole company is "superior" to an $83 billion deal it struck with ...

Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn how the Trump administration’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” will raise Louisiana’s ...

The average home loan rate has dropped below 6% for the first time since 2022. Will that help thaw the frozen housing market?

The Energy Department made the rules public a month after NPR reported about their existence. The rules slash requirements ...

States need a major disaster declaration to access federal aid, but the wait time ranges from a few days to a few months.

Researchers of online extremism say lack of public accountability in relation to the release of the latest Epstein files has bred a worrying mixture of cynicism and nihilism in some online spaces.

Older residents of Kyiv's many high-rises are learning to live with intermittent heat and electricity, cut off by Russian attacks.

The official memorials for Jesse Jackson began this week. The late civil rights leader is lying in repose at his Rainbow-Push Coalition headquarters in Chicago Thursday and Friday.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sen. Tim Kaine, Democrat of Virginia, about his continued efforts to limit President Trump's ability to use military force through war powers resolutions.

President Trump's White House ballroom project can proceed for now, after a court ruling Thursday. A US District Court judge denied a preservation group's effort to put a pause on construction, but ...