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As awareness grows about the environmental toll of single-use plastics, U.S. retailers and regulators alike are finding ways to decrease their use. And straws have become a prime target.

A federal tax incentive meant to drive private investment to neglected areas took effect in April for 43 Columbus-area Census tracts. So, why are some of…

A judge has ordered U.S. immigration authorities to reunite separated children with their parents within 30 days. Steve Inskeep talks with Lee Gelernt of the ACLU, which had sued to stop separations.

The majority argued that courts can't assume district lines are unfair just because past ones were. Critics see the decision to uphold a "racially discriminatory" plan as an erosion of voting rights.

The song title from the film The Lion King has been trademarked by Disney since 2003. In recent weeks, African media has launched a discussion on whether that's cultural appropriation.

The president said in a tweet that if Congress does not fund construction of a border wall, he may ask the U.S. military to build it. There is no apparent support for such a move on Capitol Hill.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with David Cooper, senior economic analyst for the Economic Policy Institute, about minimum wage increases in 2019.

A New England Journal of Medicine study looks at death rates for children in the U.S. and compares them to rates from countries around the world.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, about the meeting of his Problem Solvers Caucus with President Trump over the government shutdown.

Gillette's new ad campaign is trending on YouTube but has more than twice as many dislikes than likes. Some are threatening a boycott, offended by the company's call for a new kind of masculinity.