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The Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday. Fed policymakers say they remain committed to curbing stubborn inflation.

NPR's Robert Siegel reports from John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York on how policing is being taught during this year filled with news of tensions between police and civilians.

For 50 years, this little-known archive of civil rights activities has gone pretty much untouched and untapped.

Gun violence protests may be a pivotal moment for the generation coming up behind millennials. Events that occur when we're young can have an outsized impact on shaping our political outlook.

(Most recent update: 5:10 p.m. ET) With the capture Friday night of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the 19-year-old surviving suspect in the bombings at the Boston…

A lot of junk nutrition science gets reported in the media. It's a big problem. But did a science journalist's elaborate hoax to expose the crisis go too far?

Hillary Clinton wants people with student loan debt to pay lower interest rates. That kind of assistance may not help the people who need it most.

Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance is being hammered by opponents in the GOP Senate primary for anti-Trump remarks he made in 2016. Now we know why - a new poll suggests Vance is a serious candidate.

How do you explain the toughest parts of history to children? We asked leaders from memorial museums around the U.S. to help us understand the best way to do so.

The authors of the "Global Burden of Disease" report track the toll from every conceivable cause of death or disability. This year they also share intriguing solutions that give cause for optimism.