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Health officials are working to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. There's no approved vaccine for the strain of the virus that's spreading.

Celebrated author Mac Barnett is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and has a new, short book about writing for kids: "Make Believe." He talks with NPR's Elissa Nadworny about it.

Foreign press was kept away from Russia's Victory Day Parade in Moscow amid fears of a Ukrainian strike.

California’s primary election is on June 2nd. KALW’s Rae Kim went out to ask people what matters to them in this election, and where they’re getting their information from. Most people said they feel uninformed.

The education secretary faced questions about the shrinking of her agency, limits on federal student loan borrowing and oversight of the education of students with disabilities.

NPR Life Kit's Marielle Segarra provides tips to help you reduce your screentime.

In their new book, activists Annie Leonard and André Carothers argue that we must defend and exercise our right to protest amid the global rise of authoritarianism.

As students across the country celebrate teachers and school staff, some thoughtful learners in Arizona articulate why they appreciate theirs.

Proposition B asks voters whether or not they want stricter term limits for mayors and county supervisors. But some think it’s not really about term limits at all.

"Pocket gardens" of native plant species are becoming more common in urban areas. We tag along with a volunteer tending to tiny gardens in a neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Consumer prices surged 3.8% in April from a year ago, according to the Labor Department. We hear from people who are feeling the effects of inflation and how they're dealing.

Florida's Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, has called lawmakers back to Tallahassee, where they could redraw the state's congressional maps to be even more favorable for the GOP.