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More postal workers continue to be robbed on the job despite a number of new safety measures. The mail carriers’ union has been holding rallies in recent months calling for stronger protections.

In this week's StoryCorps, a woman talks with her wife about becoming the first openly gay bishop in the United Methodist Church.

It's graduation season at colleges and universities around the country. We hear selections of commencement addresses culled from decades past.

NPR asks Rep. Adam Smith of Washington state, top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, about the mobilization of U.S. Marines and deployment of National Guard troops in Los Angeles.

As the Senate prepares to vote on a bill to rescind $40 billion in promised foreign aid, critics of the measure say a thorough governmental review of targeted programs did not actually take place.

Children's author Kwame Alexander discusses last week's killing of Alton Sterling and Philando Castille, in addition to the shootings of the Dallas police officers.

Brazil is hosting not just the Olympics in 2016 but also the Paralympics. And activists for the disabled say Rio de Janeiro has a long and potholed road ahead of it to get ready for the games.

Voting officials in Pennsylvania continue to deal with election misinformation. Voting rights advocates hope some election reforms could help fend off any disruptions in 2024.

What's the easiest way to create a new version of the classic sitcom Frasier for the streaming era? Clone the original series with new characters who provide the same functions as the old ones.

The attack just before noon sent police swarming onto the campus, while students barricaded themselves in classrooms.