A man and a woman, both in their late 30s, were charged with organized crime and being an accomplice, respectively. In total, ...

While too much shouldn't be made out of off-year elections, the Nov. 4 election will be the first major electoral sign of the ...

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President Samia Suluhu Hassan won the country's disputed election with more than 97% of the vote, according to official ...

More Americans are turning to food banks to help fill the assistance gap, but administrators caution they aren't designed to ...

The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with ...

Yoshinobu Yamamoto beat Toronto for the second time in a week, as the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers held off the ...

With federal food aid frozen during the government shutdown, there has been a wave of people rushing to help — sending gift cards or buying groceries for SNAP recipients in their community.

Melissa Ann Pinney's photographs capture everyday moments of adolescence inside Chicago Public Schools over the course of a seven-year artist residency.

A ballroom at the White House could seat nearly a 1,000 guests for state dinners, but what to do while it's being built? NPR's Scott Simon suggests holding state dinners at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.

A paleontologist was trying to locate the site of a famous 1908 discovery when a rancher in Wyoming shared an important clue.

A student is considered chronically absent when they miss at least 10% of a school year. In most states, that means missing about 18 days a year, regardless of whether the absences were excused.