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Tim Walz is a second-term Minnesota gove with a folksy demeanor who helped green light a slate of progressive policy priorities in Minnesota.

Scientists are looking at the ways humans change the planet — and the impact that has on the spread of infectious disease. You might be surprised at some of their conclusions.

Democratic Rep. Robert Garcia of California speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about President Biden's debate performance, which raised deep concerns among many Democrats.

Listeners explain why they decided to remain friends with their exes, keep a friendly distance — or leave them behind.

Vice presidential candidates are unlikely to make a fundamental difference in this election, but there were some takeaways from an interesting night.

Federal prisoners said to be the most dangerous are sent to a special unit at a prison in Illinois. NPR and The Marshall Project uncovered violence, abuse and deaths there. Here are five takeaways.

President-elect Trump promised to close the Department of Education. We asked several education policy experts what the impacts of doing so would mean for students and the country.

The air has improved in the LA region as firefighters get blazes under control, but there are questions about how safe the air actually is.

With TikTok's days in the U.S. likely numbered, many American users are moving to another Chinese social media app: RedNote, a heavily censored platform similar to Instagram. Here's what to know.

Cities across the country are using billions of dollars in federal funding to make streets safer. But in some places, that's accelerating conflict with local residents who don't like the changes.