National Stories

A joke by former President Obama has gone viral and received backlash from the Trump administration as the issue of affordability looms large over next week's midterm elections.

Stewart was raised by an abusive father but became best known for playing kind, paternal leaders who united families of misfits.

A species of seabirds appears to become disoriented on flights back to its nest due to shifting time zones.

GDP grew at an annual rate of 3.4% in the third quarter in the last major read on the economy ahead of the midterm elections — but many Americans continue to struggle with affordability.

An NPR analysis finds 70 House districts where Democrats and Republicans are each investing more than six figures in advertising during the final few days of the election, including in deep red areas.

Federal law requires the Education Department to erase the student loans of borrowers whose colleges close suddenly. A new lawsuit claims the department isn't fully following those rules.

The Trump administration wants to undo a Biden-era rule that would reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.

A new study from AARP shows caregivers' out-of-pocket costs rose about 60% in the last five years.

Huerta co-founded the United Farm Workers union to improve working conditions in the nation's fruit and vegetable fields and coined the phrase "Sí, se puede!" that became a widespread rallying cry.

Intense rainstorms linked to a very active El Niño-driven Pacific hurricane season have left thousands of people in the Four Corners states displaced.