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A disabled Black man was dragged out of his car by his hair last week by the Dayton Police Department during a traffic stop. The city’s police union said the officers followed procedure but others are calling for an investigation.

Slightly more than half of voters likely to participate in the 2004 presidential election think the country is headed in the right direction, and 66 percent approve of the job President Bush is doing, according to a new poll for NPR. And voters are focusing more on the U.S. economy now that the war with Iraq is over. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

March 19 was the deadline to stay some measures in Senate Bill 56 by a statewide referendum. Signature gatherers say they ran out of time.

Teenagers are having less sex and getting better about using contraceptives, a survey finds. Economic hard times also make it less likely that teens will want to become parents so early in life.

There are estimates that say one out of 3 adjunct teachers across the country are living in poverty, and the summer months, when most students are on...

The Columbus school board has voted unanimously to ask voters to approve a levy request that would increase school property taxes on the average Columbus…

The tricolored blackbird population in California has declined to a point that it's a candidate for the California Endangered Species List. But efforts are underway to keep the bird from disappearing.

The Pioneer Fire in the Idaho backcountry has been burning since July, but it exploded in size this week during hot, dry weather. Smoke from the blaze has created a monstrous cloud visible from space.

While Sanders' dreams of being the Oval Office's next occupant have been set back, many Democrats are questioning when will he give up his fight for the party's presidential nomination.

University of Cincinnati researchers are looking deep inside the brain to figure out why some head injury patients recover and others do not.