Legislators left the 20-year initiative, which supported tens of thousands of community college students, out of the state ...

Tony Bol was shocked to learn two years ago that the founder of Radio City Music Hall and the Rockettes grew up in Stillwater ...

The Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia has long drawn national attention as one of America's biggest open-air criminal drug markets. Amid the crime and poverty, activists have also created a ...

GBH's resilience following the loss of federal funding will be a relief in other corners of the industry because of its ...

New research shows that Earth's oceans are warming quickly. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with oceanographer Brad deYoung about the record-breaking rise in marine temperatures.

Women make up a miniscule 3% of construction workers in Kenya. But a nonprofit group is offering them a way to get into the ...

One of the birthplaces of American music is Congo Square in New Orleans, where enslaved people gathered to sing, dance, drum, and preserve their traditions.

Part of the shortage stems from the fact that many tailors are aging out of the workforce, with no one to replace them. Daisy ...

"I could not believe in the first instance that any human would suspend assistance, particularly life-saving assistance, without taking into account the human consequences or trying to do so in a ...

Preis will lead the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, which oversees about 500 public school districts and charter school systems in the state. The Missouri State Board of ...

South Florida's NPR station, WLRN, has expanded its broadcast reach into Palm Beach County. The station began broadcasting on the new WPBB 104.7 FM signal after purchasing a former hip-hop station.