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If you're tired of political competition, there's always athletic competition. And if your team stinks, we can offer sympathy and a selection of the year's best books about sports to ease the sting.

After battling COVID-19, nurses with the U.K.'s National Health Service want a pay raise of 12.5%. The government proposes a 1% raise. NPR's A Martinez talks to NHS nurse Matt Tacey.

While some educators and parents believe school uniforms improve student behavior and increase attendance, a new Ohio State University study shows uniforms do not provide any substantial benefit for young students’ behavior.

The Internet makes collecting and even investing in art much more accessible to ordinary people. As part of his adventures in investing, NPR's Uri Berliner pays $450 for an abstract flower study he's only seen online. Is it an investment or a painting he's just happy to have hang on his wall?

The service announced Friday that it would be suspending service for an undefined amount of time.

Guests and employees become suspects in the missing heirloom investigation.

Harvesting fiddleheads is a springtime tradition in Wabanaki culture.

An award-winning film that exposes the cost of opposing Vladimir Putin.

The Food and Drug Administration is inspecting less food these days, thanks to the shutdown. And while that has raised questions about food safety, the food business is largely carrying on as usual.

The election and Atlantic hurricane seasons are overlapping with dramatic effect, and not for the first time. Here's what we can learn from other storms that shaped elections, from Katrina to Maria.