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Many public high schools lack funding for STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Math — programs. Energy companies worried about finding future employees are donating to schools.

Commentator and columnist Cokie Roberts takes listener questions on the history of U.S. policy regarding the status of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

At the U.N. General Assembly, diplomacy isn't forged by formal speeches alone. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Spencer Geissinger about his experience prepping President George W. Bush.

Information was withheld from the report's researchers even though the U.S. has the data. The Pentagon says the Afghan government wanted it kept secret.

A jury will begin deliberation in the corruption trial of Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. The Justice Department alleges that Menendez traded gifts of a lavish lifestyle for government favors with his friend, Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen.

Airstrikes by the Syrian government and its Russian backers have increased, hitting hospitals and apparently employing chlorine gas. The escalation comes after rebels shot down a Russian plane.

Sex is such an inextricable part of pop music, it's easy to overlook, but NPR Music critic Ann Powers rectifies that in her new book, a portrait of America's obsession with sex as it manifests in pop.

Producer Jacob Plasse and vocalist José "Pepito" Gómez share how they recorded the band's debut in Havana's legendary Areito Studios and what their team-up symbolizes for Cuban-American relations.

EPA chief Scott Pruitt said the recent scrutiny he has received over ethical issues is an effort to undermine the president's agenda.

Will the third year be the charm for coaxing the uninsured to sign up for health coverage? Federal officials are targeting Newark, N.J., and four other cities during open enrollment.