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Two years ago, Pamela Rush came to the U.S. Capitol and exposed the injustice of poverty in rural Alabama. A poverty, civil rights and environmental activist, she died of COVID-19 at age 49.

Hundreds of artists in Cuba were able to do something unprecedented, visibly protest against the communist regime. Their peaceful demonstration called for greater freedom of expression.

Bernie Sanders was always expected to do well in California, with its large population of Latino voters and energized progressives. On Tuesday, he lived up to those expectations.

The pandemic has shut down U.S. sports, stemming money flows that make athletics a big business. College sports are in for more financial pain if the shutdown affects their big moneymaker: football.

An arbitrator has ruled there is evidence that the NFL colluded to not hire Colin Kaepernick, and that his case can go forward. Sports columnist Kevin Blackistone talks with NPR's Rachel Martin.

Madden NFL 19 plays a version of the song "Big Bank" that goes quiet for a moment as if censored. But the missing phrase isn't an obscenity: It's the name of the player who began a protest movement.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will partner with Central State University to train underserved rural and urban farmers. The nearly $5 million project is part of the USDA’s investment in its Climate-Smart Agriculture Initiative.

U.S. employers added 187,000 jobs in July, a slower but still solid pace of growth, suggesting the Federal Reserve may be able to curb inflation without triggering a recession.

U.S. lawmakers recently settled on a debt ceiling deal to avoid default. It includes some concessions GOP leaders wanted; one key focus being food assistance.

U.S. lawmakers recently settled on a debt ceiling deal to avoid default. It includes some concessions GOP leaders wanted; one key focus being food assistance.