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Priests are now allowed to bless same-sex couples after the Vatican released new guidance.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear several cases in the coming weeks that could re-define government policies on race and civil rights. Harvard Law Professor Charles Ogletree explains the cases and gives his take on how the high court might rule.

In most places, a teacher earning $69,000 would be middle-class. Rachel Martin speaks with Matt Barry. He makes ends meet by driving for Uber.

It's April 1st! And the first day of our NPR Poetry month, where we ask listeners to tweet us their poems using #NPRpoetry. Today's selection reveals a poet's day job as a scientist.

Former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley got heckled in Baltimore for his policing policies, while New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's former ally pleaded guilty for his role in the "Bridgegate" scandal.

On September 11, 2001, Stephanie Streit was a senior in high school. It took her a few years to make the leap, but she's spent the last decade training to be a military trauma surgeon.

The number of pedestrians killed on U.S. roads declined by 4% in the first half of last year, according to preliminary estimates. But pedestrian fatality numbers are still far above their 2019 levels.

The loquacious donkey in the "Shrek" franchise is actually based on a real live animal, who is now 30 years old and racking up medical bills.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kathleen Belew, an assistant professor of history at the University of Chicago, on the threat of white supremacist movements in the U.S.

Understaffing at air traffic control towers has affected flights this week. But the The National Air Traffic Controllers Association president says worker shortages are nothing new.