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The burst of new laws follows a landmark Supreme Court ruling and reflects public frustration with record-high homelessness. But advocates say fines and jail time will only make the problem worse.

The memory of the speakership fights leading up to the Civil War remind us that the consequences of dysfunction in the national government affect us all.

"It was not like anything I had ever seen before," Alejandro Otero says. It turned out his home was hit by debris from the International Space Station that had been circling the Earth for three years.

With the presidential election just four months away, Democrats are still grappling with the question of whether Biden should even stay in the race after his fumbles at the presidential debate.

A new NPR survey shows 11% of Americans have experienced extreme heat in the past five years and had health problems stemming from a lack of air conditioning at home.

David Padilla, a 48-year-old father of three, was sentenced to life in prison in 1997. After serving 19 years, President Obama commuted his sentence. NPR's Scott Simon shares Padilla's story.

When it comes to teaching their children at home, African-Americans often cite different reasons than white families.

There are a lot of different ideas for filling the grocery gap on Peoria’s South Side and East Bluff.

The bureau wants to know if it should hire more workers and adapt marketing for the 2020 national head count because of any negative impact from a citizenship question.

Rishi Sunak will become Britain's new prime minister — its third in two months. He won the race to be leader of the Conservative Party today.