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The economy still takes the top spot as the most pressing concern, but preserving democracy continues to rank high in NPR's polling, an aberration in American history.

COVID-19 can't stop the July Fourth holiday. But how can you have fun and stay safe at the same time? Also, as new hot spots emerge, how best to assess the risk in your community.

Connect Transit is set to bring in a new general manager at a key time in the Bloomington-Normal transit agency's history.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday unveiled $2 billion in new funding to strengthen food supply chains hard hit by the pandemic.

It's the latest chapter in a long campaign against wage theft by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. His office has already recovered millions of dollars in wages for low-income workers.

The new era begins on May 1 with the ascension of Crown Prince Naruhito, following the 30-year "Heisei" era of Emperor Akihito.

Online prediction markets are allowing people to place bets on the outcomes of real-life wars. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to reporter Matthew Gault about the rise of the practice and its consequences.

A shift in migration patterns is bringing thousands of migrants to remote South Texas. This development has transformed the area into the busiest sector of the border for several months running.

Donald Trump's new pick for Attorney General is Pam Bondi, a former Florida Attorney General known as a Trump loyalist.

NPR's A Martínez speaks to former FDA commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb about the potential backlash to the Biden administration's vaccine-or-testing plan.