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Miss Virginia won the Miss America 2020 crown Thursday after impressing the crowd with her talent. She performed the show's first science experiment on stage as the talent portion of the pageant.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Eric Marcus, the host of the podcast Making Gay History, about his audio memoir on coming of age during the AIDS crisis of the 1980s.

Music of America's next door neighbors, Mexico and Canada

Rejected by many working in the field of economics, Alexander moved on to complete a law degree and built an illustrious career as a civil rights lawyer.

"This initial settlement of $850 million is the largest settlement of sexual abuse claims in United States history," Ken Rothweiler, who represents more than 16,000 men in the settlement said.

The labor practices of a Mayfield, Ky., candle factory are coming under scrutiny after at least eight people died in a tornado. Some question why so many employees were there as bad weather descended.

President Biden has pledged to help end the epidemic of Black men being killed by police, but also presents himself as an ally of law enforcement.

The jury in the murder trial of ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is now deliberating after more than three weeks of testimony.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Atlantic staff writer Adam Serwer about his new book, The Cruelty is the Point: The Past, Present and Future of Trump's America.

Tuesday's verdict comes as CVS, Walgreens and Walmart face thousands of lawsuits filed by communities across the U.S. The companies say they did nothing wrong dispensing huge quantities of opioids.

The James Webb Space Telescope has seen its first starlight, but its 18 mirror segments aren't yet perfectly aligned. As a result, the pictures it's sending back now aren't exactly cosmic eye candy.

With the back and forth on boosters from government agencies, many Americans are wondering if they really need an extra shot. Here is what the science says about who needs a booster now — and why.