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A crop of startups are deploying tools that let you search for people based on their faces, worrying privacy advocates and elected officials that the end of publicly anonymity is around the corner.

In the 2022 midterm elections, Black voter turnout dropped dramatically. Ahead of the presidential election in 2024, organizers warn it could happen again and political parties should pay attention.

The Roots bandleader says hearing The Sugarhill Gang's 1980 hit felt like a paradigm shift: "Suddenly they start talking in rhythmic poetry and we didn't know what to make of it."

Ratcatching isn’t the lucrative industry it once was in King’s Landing.

A string of Massachusetts hospitals owned by Steward Health Care are deep in debt and in danger of closing. The situation threatens patients in Massachusetts and other states where Steward operates.

A key player in the Senate's bipartisan negotiations is leaving. In a video, Kyrsten Sinema, the Democrat turned independent senator from Arizona, said she'll retire from the Senate.

It's been one year since the Taliban closed girls' schools in Afghanistan. This week, girls' education activist Matiullah Wesa was arrested in Kabul.

U.S. troops prepare to go to Israel. House Republicans continue to spin their wheels.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Kristen Lovell, co-director of the HBO documentary The Stroll. It's the story of the trans women who worked the streets of the Meatpacking District in New York City.

Don't worry, it's not a turkey-flavored ice cream. The frozen treat is a combination of flavors like sweet potato, cranberry sauce and various spices.

Ofir Engel, 18, is among the hostages who were taken during the Hamas attack. We hear from those connected to him in Washington, D.C., and family members outside Jerusalem.

In 2012, Laura Eshelman was in the middle of a mental health spiral. One day, after being rejected for yet another job, she encountered an unexpected unsung hero.