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Rachel Martin explores some character traits that push voters away from the two most unpopular presidential candidates in modern history. For Trump, it's the hyperbole that gets him into trouble.

Faced with lawsuits from sick smokers, tobacco firms argue the health risks were "common knowledge" for decades, and they often pay professors to help make that point as expert witnesses.

About a third of U.S. students haven't had a single day in a classroom since March 2020. Coming back now — with the virus still spreading and teachers pushing back — hasn't been easy.

Few occasions of historical importance have been so shrouded in mystery — and even outright deception — as the health emergencies of world leaders. Here are some of the more egregious examples.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the Problem Solvers Caucus co-chairs, Reps. Tom Reed, R-N.Y., and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., about President Trump's demand to increase the stimulus checks.

October marks the 50th anniversary of a pioneering effort to provide a safe haven for black farmers evicted from their land as punishment for participating in the civil rights movement.

When the $331 million road project known as the Opportunity Corridor is complete, it will weave from I-490 to University Circle, through the East Side neighborhoods sometimes called the “Forgotten Triangle.” Patches of empty land do stretch throughout the area, but the neighborhoods are also home to many people and businesses. So far, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has paid $20.2 million to acquire land there, according to the agency. ODOT’s plans called for taking 64 residential buildings and 25 commercial ones.

On his new album, the rising pianist once called "Iceland's Glenn Gould" offers a dialogue between two radical French composers born nearly 200 years apart.

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing grew contentious on Thursday. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., about his decision to release Kavanaugh's emails.

A 1950 law allows the government to award contracts that take priority over all others for national defense. During the pandemic, the law has been used to defend the country against the coronavirus.