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The U.S. Justice Department has sued the state of Georgia over its new voting law, saying that the controversial measure is intended to restrict ballot access to Black voters.

The 2021 session was supposed to be focused responding to wildfires and COVID-19, but lawmakers accomplished a great deal more in a tumultuous -- and historic -- five months.

A new study finds that girl-centric programs may not be the only effective way to boost girls' school performance in low-income countries.

It started with a guy who had a dream – bringing books to kids in a neighborhood torn apart by drug abuse and gang violence. It's the Hot-Spot Library of Cape Town, South Africa.

A panel of lawyers from around the world proposes to make ecocide a crime that can be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court just like genocide and war crimes.

The Saturday morning crash on a busy street in Albuquerque left all five people on board the balloon dead, including the parents of a prison transport officer with the city's police department.

Authorities are using DNA samples to identify and account for those still missing. Here's what we know about the victims who have been identified so far.

To celebrate 50 years of NPR, we asked beatmakers Carrtoons, Kaelin Ellis, Kiefer, and The Kount to recreate some of the iconic themes from our news programs.

Localized internet has been helpful for residents and businesses alike. In Ohio, opponents say the government should stay out of competitive markets where service providers are already at work.

Vice President Kamala Harris visited the southern U.S. border on Friday. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Republican Rep. Tony Gonzalez of Texas about the trip and the criticism against Harris.