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People look to the Civil War for a precedent to the current state of polarization. But look no further than the 1960s, when America was riven over Vietnam, counterculture and the student movement.

The woman next to me, who described herself as knowing "zero" about the economy, asked whether I thought the Federal Reserve would continue raising interest rates. I felt an acute sense of dread.

There’s little doubt that Donald Trump is moving closer to announcing a third presidential campaign. But there’s genuine debate over whether he’s the party’s best candidate to take on President Joe Biden.

NPR follows one of the hundreds of building inspectors in Turkey's earthquake zone to learn about the massive challenge of figuring how who can return to their homes.

The two books, written by veteran journalists, depict a political landscape that few Americans could have foreseen less than a decade ago and offer a hint at the future.

Organizers had asked attendees to shelter in place on Saturday, as torrential rains turned the desert site into a mud pit. A driving ban has since been lifted, but exiting is still a trek.

"It's a trillion tons of ice," as one expert told NPR. Now the largest iceberg in the world, A23a, is on the move after decades of being grounded on the seafloor.

The pandemic brought notable setbacks in the effort to eradicate tuberculosis, which is likely to regain its notorious title of deadliest infectious disease in 2023. But there are signs of progress.

In the first debate of the 2024 presidential race, Biden struggles to find his voice and Trump struggles with the truth. Plus, here's what to do this weekend.

India “missed the bus” on manufacturing. A new book argues that India can nonetheless grow rich by leapfrogging to an economy dominated by high-skills services.