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Bennett died Friday morning in New York City, according to a representative for the singer.

Geothermal energy has been limited to places with subtera reservoirs of hot water. A new technology being proven in Utah is expanding it to exploit dry hot rock underground.

As universities cut back on programs and college price tags rise for students, should schools focus on projected salaries and job skills, or something more?

The same activists that went after affirmative action in higher education are suing Black venture capital funds and professional fellowships professional of color.

This week, we begin a six-episode series about the liberation and heartache of the gay 1970s from Eric Marcus and Making Gay History.

More than 1.2 million people struggled to put food on the table at some point last year in the Washington, D.C. region. Tens of millions more are struggling across the country.

Corey Harvard, an LGBTQ activist, grew up in a deeply religious family in the 1990s. He talks with his mother about coming to terms with his sexuality as a teenager in Alabama.

Each swipe of a credit card is a small loan. But what if you were taught to never be in debt? For immigrants, America's reliance on credit scores often means a jarring and oddly complicated journey.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with singer Jalen Ngonda, whose sound is reminiscent of the soulful R&B from 50 years ago. His debut album "Come Around and Love Me" has just come out.

Election night brings the true character of the Roy siblings into devastatingly stark relief — and reveals with new clarity the show's point of view about wealth and power.

Almost half of all babies born in the U.S. are born to unmarried mothers. That's not good for children, says progressive economist Melissa Kearney in her new book, The Two-Parent Privilege.

Updated versions of the mRNA vaccines roll out this week. Experts say they offer good protection against current COVID variants. Who should get them, and when's the best time to roll up your sleeve?