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Donald Trump's nominee for education secretary faces tough questions as her Senate confirmation hearings start.

More and more tech workers are publicly criticizing their companies. But those who have spoken out say it's taken a toll on their careers, friendships and mental health.

Right after college, Adam Shepard boarded a train with only $25. In his book Scratch Beginnings: Me, $25, and the Search for the American Dream, he writes about spending a year as a day laborer and living in a homeless shelter before finding a steady job and an apartment.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Richard Armstrong, who is retiring next year after almost 15 years in the role.

Renee Montagne speaks with David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal about the latest budget deficit numbers. The deficit has been falling dramatically as the economy recovers. Does that change the debate over the budget?

The Federal Aviation Administration said late Wednesday that early work traced the blackout to a "damaged database file."

She's known as one of the greatest women's soccer players in the world. Now Brazilian superstar Marta is playing in her sixth World Cup, hoping to finally win the trophy.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Doug Weir, research and policy director at the Conflict and Environment Observatory, about a plan to take 1.1 million barrels of oil off a decaying tanker in the Red Sea.

Reddit's IPO will be the first time since 2019 that a social media company has premiered on the stock market.

The Taliban bans chess, saying it's anti-Islamic. Islam has long had a vexed relationship with chess, although Muslims historically helped spread the game