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For the first time in almost 30 years, local public television is about to have a new leader. On July 1, Dorothy “Kitty” Lensman will become Public...

Gig workers are now eligible for unemployment benefits, but states have been slow to update their systems to accept claims. That's left many workers waiting weeks for help.

Researchers culled through more than 200 million tweets discussing the virus since January and found that about 45% were sent by accounts that behave more like computerized robots than humans.

The Democratic Socialists of America have gotten new visibility with the primary victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York. They're benefiting as energy on the political left grows.

The White House withdrew the nomination of Ryan Bounds to join the 9th Circuit just before a vote was expected on Capitol Hill on Thursday.

Written in the thick of WWII, Aaron Copland's piece seems to have hope woven between its notes. Mandalit del Barco asks why so many who hear it, from presidents to prog rockers, are still so moved.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition partner wants to bar migrants from entering Germany if they've applied for asylum elsewhere, and has given her two weeks to tighten asylum rules.

A committee of experts examined about a dozen different synthetic biology technologies that could be potentially misused. For each, they considered how likely it was to be usable as a weapon.

Republicans are facing backlash over the Trump Administration's policy that separates families from their children at the Southwest border. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colo., who has criticized the policy and says the administration should put a stop to it.

The Trump administration is reversing another decision its predecessor made and is pulling out of the United Nation's Human Rights Council.