Nine thousand city workers in Philadelphia have been on strike for higher pay. Sanitation workers, 911 dispatchers and other municipal employees have been on strike for days.

A new theater company in Abilene is offering a fresh stage for adult performers and challenging conversations.

The most recent Texas Legislature handed Elon Musk or his companies' representatives and lobbyists some big political wins, including 10 new laws that could benefit his growing business footprint.

President Trump indicated that he may send an additional Patriot missile system to help Ukraine defend against the continuing barrage of Russian drones and missiles.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with writer and critic Lawrence Burney about his new essay collection out titled No Sense in Wishing.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Keith Humphreys, professor at Stanford, about the falling prison population in the U.S., and the reasons behind that trend.

Filmmaker Celine Song isn't religious, but that doesn't stop her from seeing certain dead insects as signs in her life and ...

Immigrant rights organizations sued the state arguing that its new law conflicts with federal immigration law, and under ...

Travelers will no longer be required to remove their shoes when passing through airport security lines. That’s according to ...

Rescue teams continue their search on the banks of the Guadalupe River in central Texas on Wednesday. More than 100 people have been confirmed dead in the weekend’s flash floods. Volunteers from ...

Last week, a federal jury in Manhattan found Combs guilty of two counts of transportation for prostitution while acquitting ...

Europe recently downgraded the protected status of wolves, sparking concern among conservationists who warn this may undo ...