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Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill is fighting to keep her seat. She's facing a challenge from Republican Josh Hawley, who is the state's attorney general and is closely aligned with President Trump.

Five years after Michael Brown was killed by police in Ferguson, many African Americans in the St. Louis area remain frustrated by racial inequity. But some see signs of reforms taking hold.

U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris (R-FL) plans to make an announcement Wednesday night. Her campaign for the U.S. Senate has been in such disarray, many are expecting her to announce that she's dropping out of the race. Anita Kumar of the St. Petersburg Times talks with Michele Norris.

Faith communities in Los Angeles are trying to protect their homes and houses of worship from deadly wildfires. They are also trying to provide spiritual support for their traumatized congregations.

In much of the country it still feels like summer is a long way off, but it's not too early to plan on hitting the road and hearing great music. From…

President Eisenhower was not a fan of the 1954 Supreme Court order against segregated schools; but he sent the 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock, Ark., to ensure it was enforced at Central High.

Giving advice to people who are aspiring to be elected to public office is not something I do. As a politics reporter, that is not my job. I write about...

The Murdoch family decided to keep host Bill O'Reilly on the air even after pledging to clean house at Fox News over a larger sexual harassment scandal.

Lyudmila Savchuk infiltrated an online troll farm in St. Petersburg. "That feeling from the Soviet times — I can feel it everywhere," she tells NPR.

A six-time All-Star, Sutter won the Cy Young Award in 1979 and posted 300 saves in a 12-year career with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves. He died Thursday in Cartersville, Ga.