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Michael Broadway, 51, died months before a judge ordered Stateville prison vacated. A new lawsuit aims to hold the state accountable.

More schools across the country are starting to ban students' cell phones during classes. As one Colorado school tries it out, staff like it, but students not so much.

Frustrated with their party's response to President Trump, young Democrats are challenging incumbents in safe blue districts ahead of next year's midterm elections.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Caitlin Rivers of Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health about long-term implications of measles outbreaks in West Texas, New Mexico and a dozen other states.

Bob Vollmer, a land surveyor for nearly six decades, tells NPR he's got new projects in mind — like building a pool. And he's got some advice: "If anybody does anything for you ... say thank you."

A federal appeals court has allowed the federalization of National Guard troops in Illinois but told the federal government that those troops can’t be deployed while the case makes its way through the courts.

The use of an image of Trump on the 2026 pass — rather than the usual picture of nature — has sparked a backlash, sticker protests, and a lawsuit from a conservation group.

The vast Ukrainian farmland abandoned due to war can be seen from space. Jailed Iranian human rights activist and journalist Narges Mohammadi wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

Mrs. Astor Regrets: The Hidden Betrayals of a Family Beyond Reproach tells the story of the Astors of New York, a storied philanthropist family. Shortly after the death of Brooke Astor in 2007, her only child, Anthony Marshall, was indicted on charges of looting her estate. Author Meryl Gordon talks to Scott Simon about the book.

Republican lawmakers say their plans will save the typical middle class family between $1,200 and $1,400. But polls show only 25 percent to 33 percent of Americans approve of the proposals.