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Tension in the nation's capital escalated over the question of who controls the city's police department after Washington, D.C.'s Attorney General sued over the White House's bid for full control.

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's crew famously survived after the Endurance became stuck in ice in 1915. A researcher says the ship was ill-equipped for the voyage and Shackleton was aware.

Angeline Boulley, author of the hit Firekeeper's Daughter, writes thrillers set in Native American communities in northern Michigan, like the ones where her family has lived for generations.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's move could lead to providers seeking high payments before treatment, an economist warns. A health scholar says it could protect patients' financial futures.

Thursday marks 80 years since Victory in Europe Day, when the Allies accepted Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender. The day will be marked with memorials and moments of silence across Europe.

After WWI and the flu epidemic, pent-up demand led to crowds of fans wanting to see baseball games. Now people wonder if pent-up demand will do something similar for industries hard hit by COVID-19.

Members of the NPR Music team this week have been previewing the new music out this year. Another member of the team spotlights two of the albums he's looking forward to hearing.

Harris has already appeared on 60 Minutes and the popular podcast Call Her Daddy. Next up, appearances on The View, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and The Howard Stern Show.

Voters in Ohio, Virginia and Kentucky signaled support for abortion rights, even where it wasn't directly on the ballot, more than a year after the Supreme Court rolled them back.

A federal district judge issued a temporary restraining order after the U.S. attempted to deport hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children without proper immigration proceedings.