Richard Bell's true tale details how even as the Underground Railroad ferried enslaved people north towards freedom, free black people vanished from northern cities to be sold into plantation slavery. Continue Reading In Read More
The Alabama Shakes singer and guitarist brought an eight-piece backing band to the Tiny Desk for a set of deeply personal and affecting songs. Continue Reading Brittany Howard Brings Commitment And Passion To NPR’s Tiny Desk Read More
As the country's 14th secretary of energy, Perry leads an agency he once vowed to eliminate. He has emerged as a central figure in the impeachment inquiry of Trump. Continue Reading Energy Secretary Rick Perry To Resign; Read More
The decision is sure to renew debate about President Trump's unprecedented decision to maintain ownership of the Trump Organization after taking the oath of office. Continue Reading G-7 Summit To Be Held At President Trump’s Miami Golf Resort Read More
The Census Bureau is gathering records on people's U.S. citizenship status as part of Trump administration efforts to produce data that a GOP strategist said could politically benefit Republicans. Continue Reading U.S. Read More
Companies are trying to figure out the risks to their profits from a warming planet. Some of them are turning to high-tech tools of climate science. Continue Reading As The Climate Warms, Companies Scramble To Calculate The Risk Read More
In a new memoir, the actress writes about the films and creative collaborations — like Mary Poppins and The Sound of Music — that marked the height of her fame. Continue Reading How Julie Andrews Made Herself At ‘Home’ In Read More
When the union's GM national council reviews the deal's terms Thursday, it will decide whether nearly 50,000 workers should remain on strike or whether they should go back to work immediately. Continue Reading GM And Auto Workers Read More
The proposal, announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, comes in response to a request from the state, which wants to be fully exempted from a Clinton-era rule that limits road construction and timber harvesting in tens of millions of acres of national forest. Read More
The Trump administration blocked the nation's top consumer protection agency from digging into problems with a program designed to help police, firefighters and other public service workers. Continue Reading Exclusive: Turf Read More
Aaron Dean fired through the window of Atatiana Jefferson's home after responding to a call from a neighbor. Continue Reading Former Fort Worth Officer Charged With Murder In Shooting Of Atatiana Jefferson In Her Read More
In Girl, a young woman in Nigeria is abducted by Boko Haram — and that's just the beginning. For nearly 60 years, its Irish author has written about women "both as victims and as fighters, combined." Continue Reading Edna Read More
Jazz drummer, bandleader and mentor Art Blakey was born 100 years ago. The Jazz Messengers came to be called Blakey's University and graduated stars Donald Byrd, Wayne Shorter and Wynton Marsalis. Continue Reading Art Blakey’s Jazz Legacy: A Read More
The 25-year-old runner finished in a time of 2:14:04 on Sunday, beating the previous record set by Britain's Paula Radcliffe in 2003 by 81 seconds. Continue Reading Kenyan Brigid Kosgei Smashes Women’s World Record At Chicago Read More
As part of the deal, the next round of 30% tariffs will not be imposed. More agriculture trade between the two countries is expected. Continue Reading President Trump Announces Phase One Of Trade Deal With ChinaRead More
The new Netflix movie starring Aaron Paul as a desperate Jesse, on the run immediately after the events of the Breaking Bad finale, explores the trauma that his association with Walter White created. Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: Read More
Combining skills of unprecedented difficulty with flawless execution, the 22-year-old surpassed Vitaly Scherbo's record 23 world medals won in the 1990s. Biles copped five golds at the championships. Continue Reading Read More
Two of the planes crashed, killing hundreds. The review panel finds that Boeing withheld critical details about a flawed new automated system, and the regulators lacked expertise to find the problem. Continue Reading Experts Read More
Pastels are fragile and therefore difficult to put on public display. But an exhibition in Washington, D.C., has 64 artworks on view, and celebrates centuries of artists working in the chalky medium. Continue Reading Versatile, Read More
The Grammy Award-winning group's self-titled album is packed with political messaging and brims with hope. Continue Reading La Santa Cecilia: ‘We Are As American As Apple Pie And Tacos’Read More
McAleenan "wants to spend more time with his family and go to the private sector," President Trump tweeted. He is the latest casualty at the massive agency responsible for protecting U.S. borders. Continue Reading Acting Read More
Under the rule, officials would weigh whether a green card applicant will be self-sufficient. The rule had been set to go into effect on Oct. 15. It's now blocked by a preliminary injunction. Continue Reading Federal Judge In N.Y. Blocks Read More
Most of the bans aim to curb emissions and protect pedestrians. The bans are also sometimes touted as a way to help fight obesity, but past studies suggest they don't have that effect. Continue Reading Why U.S. Cities Are Banning New Fast-Food Read More
Depression symptoms dropped significantly in a group of young adults who ate a Mediterranean-style diet for three weeks. It's the latest study to show that food can influence mental health. Continue Reading Study: Changing Diet Can Help Boost Read More
Jones grew up black, gay and isolated in Texas. He chronicles his wobbly path to self-affirmation in the raw and eloquent new memoir, How We Fight for Our Lives. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: Saeed Jones’ Read More
Ten years ago, Costanzo had surgery that threatened to destroy his singing voice. Now the countertenor is starring as a gender-fluid Egyptian pharaoh in a new production by the Metropolitan Opera. Continue Reading Read More
Administration officials credit a policy of returning asylum-seeking migrants to Mexico and an end to a policy referred to by critics as "catch and release." Continue Reading Apprehensions At The U.S.-Mexico Border Decline For The Read More
Even before the synod began, traditionalists were angered by the suggestion that, to offset a shortage of priests in the Amazon, married men might be ordained to serve in remote communities. Continue Reading Pope Opens Amazon Read More
Separation of church and state, immigration and questions about impeachment could be on the table this term, which starts Monday and will almost surely be a march to the right on flashpoint issues. Continue Reading Abortion, Guns And Read More
It starts out like a common viral respiratory illness but leads to terrifying symptoms, including paralysis. Could a common virus be behind the illness? Continue Reading What Causes A Rare Disease That Paralyzes Kids? Researchers Read More
A White House statement late Sunday said Turkey would soon go ahead with a military operation in the country's Kurdish-dominated north and that U.S. forces "will no longer be in the immediate area." Continue Reading In Major Read More
Bears preparing for hibernation need to eat as much as they can for the winter. In Alaska, this habit has turned into an Ursine March Madness with bears going head-to-head to see who is the fattest. Continue Reading It’s Read More
Roseanne Cash has been making great records for forty years, but she's never played or written better music than she's doing right now. Continue Reading Rosanne Cash Brings Fire And Ice For NPR Tiny Desk ConcertRead More
The bushy-haired former Air Force sergeant with the soothing voice rose to fame in the 1980s and '90s with his PBS show The Joy of Painting. Bob Ross died in 1995, but his popularity endures. Continue Reading The Lasting Legacy Read More
An ambitious Arctic expedition has reached a milestone. Researchers have found a floe to freeze into, where they'll construct an observatory and study Arctic systems from a ship. Continue Reading Researchers Are Freezing Their Ship Read More
Joker is a psychological character study of a disturbed man who turns violent. To give the comic book villain human depth, composer Hildur Guðnadóttir had to dig deep and empathize with the character. Continue Reading Composer Hildur Read More
"Unbelievable" is based on a true story about a young woman named Marie who was sexually assaulted and pressured by the police into recanting her story. Continue Reading TV REVIEW: Netflix Series ‘Unbelievable’ Is Read More
FBI Director Christopher Wray said Friday the company's plans for encryption across its messaging services, without a back door for court-approved police access, would hinder efforts to stop crime. Continue Reading Law Enforcement Read More
A new study finds that tuna harvests, including of some species considered "vulnerable," have increased by an astonishing 1,000% in the last 60 years — a rate some scientists warn is unsustainable. Continue Reading Study: Read More
Microsoft says a hacker group with ties to Iran has targeted a U.S. campaign, in the latest sign that foreign governments may try to influence the 2020 election. Continue Reading Microsoft Says Iranians Tried To Hack U.S. Presidential Read More
Lawyers for survivors and victims wanted the company held liable for negligence for having allowed the gunman into an MGM-owned hotel with luggage full of weapons and ammunition in 2017. Continue Reading MGM Resorts To Pay Up To $800 Read More
An index of manufacturing activity released on Tuesday showed the factory sector contracting for the second consecutive month. Factories shed 2,000 jobs in September. Continue Reading U.S. Employers Add 136,000 Jobs; Unemployment Dips To 3.5 Read More
Aarti Shahani reports on Silicon Valley for NPR. But, as she details in her memoir, she's also from a family that followed a contorted, painful path to citizenship. Continue Reading BOOK REVIEW: In ‘Here We Are,’ Read More
Lt. Christopher Hasson, a self-described white nationalist, was found to be in possession of 15 firearms, more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, and several bottles of an opioid painkiller. Continue Reading Coast Guard Read More
The AARP has filed a lawsuit on behalf of workers at a defunct Catholic hospital in upstate New York, saying hundreds lost their pensions unfairly. And there are similar cases around the country. Continue Reading ‘Why Is There Read More
This year, Turning the Tables focused on music's "founding mothers." Watch the season-opening concert at Lincoln Center Out of Doors, featuring Rhiannon Giddens, Lizz Wright and more. Continue Reading Turning The Tables: Read More
The law allows the government to determine what constitutes false information and stipulates hefty fines and jail sentences for people and media companies that violate it. Continue Reading ‘Fake News’ Law Goes Into Effect Read More
Amber Guyger, who is white, had testified that she entered Botham Jean's unit after a long day at work, thinking it was her own home and mistaking the 26-year-old black accountant for an intruder. Continue Reading Ex-Dallas Read More
Rosetta Tharpe was a huge star in her era and set the template for rock and roll. So why was she absent from popular consciousness after her death — and why did it take decades to revive her legacy? Continue Reading Read More
President Trump's lawyer has been ordered to give evidence to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence as its probe accelerates in the Ukraine affair. Continue Reading Rudy Giuliani Subpoenaed By House Intel Committee In Read More
