Search results for

The demands: a U.N. apology for bringing the disease to the island, reparations for victims, repairs to the water system. Meanwhile, a study shows the toll is far worse than previously thought.

The two leaders agreed that there are still deep fissures between the two countries, including on human rights issues. But bilateral talks will continue, they promised.

Author Elaine Kamarck explains superdelegates, the difference between caucuses and primaries, what happens in a brokered convention and how the rules of primaries can sometimes change.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan says each of the "nouveau Gothic" stories in Helen Oyeyemi's new collection leaves a deep impression — like a scar that stubbornly refuses to fade.

Brian Encinia appeared in court Tuesday night on misdemeanor charges that he lied about the circumstances under which he stopped Bland. Bland was later found dead in a jail cell, prompting protests.

Governor Mike Pence Wednesday signed two bills into law that give state and local governments an influx of about a billion dollars in road funding over…

Seconal used to cost less than $200 a bottle. After Valeant Pharmaceuticals bought the medication, the cost rose to $3,000. Advocates for aid in dying say that's a burden for the terminally ill.

Colleges are stepping up the competition to enroll the best students. One new development is personalized acceptance notices — whether they're fake news alerts, a visit from the marching band, or a letter hand-delivered by the college president himself. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Wheaton College President Dennis Hanno about hand delivering letters to accepted students.

Discrimination based on one's sex is illegal in the workplace, but how about sexual orientation? A federal agency is suing employers for allegedly discriminating against gay and lesbian workers.

Johan Verbeke, Belgium's ambassador to the U.S., says they live as world citizens, and the best way for his country to move past this week's tragedy is to not feel intimidated.