Melissa Ann Pinney's photographs capture everyday moments of adolescence inside Chicago Public Schools over the course of a seven-year artist residency.

Rats aren't just a nuisance. They can carry diseases and are a leading causes of property damage. One community in Massachusetts is trying a novel approach to rat reduction: Birth control.

A ballroom at the White House could seat nearly a 1,000 guests for state dinners, but what to do while it's being built? NPR's Scott Simon suggests holding state dinners at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

Not counting his golf outings in Virginia, President Trump spent all or part of 14 days outside of Washington, D.C. during ...

A paleontologist was trying to locate the site of a famous 1908 discovery when a rancher in Wyoming shared an important clue.

The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with ...

A student is considered chronically absent when they miss at least 10% of a school year. In most states, that means missing ...

While too much shouldn't be made out of off-year elections, the Nov. 4 election will be the first major electoral sign of the ...

Many economists and business leaders are raising alarms about falling birthrates. But advocates for lower human populations ...

More Americans are turning to food banks to help fill the assistance gap, but administrators caution they aren't designed to act as a safety net for a government program.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto beat Toronto for the second time in a week, as the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers held off the ...

Two federal judges ordered the Trump administration to use emergency funding to provide SNAP benefits. But it's unclear how ...