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Noor Pervez, community engagement manager at the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, helped Mattel design a new autistic Barbie.

Young People's Records was a popular mail-order subscription club in the 1940s, '50s and '60s.

The Life of a Showgirl isn't just a streaming success — it has moved a massive number of vinyl LPs. How massive? Let's do some math.

Police in Arizona believe Nancy Guthrie, 84, was taken by force from her Tucson area home this weekend. So far, no suspect or person of interest has been identified.

Photographs help us look back on the moments that defined the year. Taken by NPR photojournalists nationwide, this collection goes beyond the headlines to reveal quietly powerful human stories.

Russia's ghost fleet of sanctions-busting oil tankers are using the Turkish-controlled Bosphorus to reach the Black Sea, causing headaches for Turkey.

Drag performer and event producer Tito Soto has been bringing shows to life at the iconic Oasis nightclub in San Francisco for the past six years. The beloved San Francisco nightclub was slated to close on January 1, 2026. But it was rescued by a major donation from a Bay Area philanthropic group, so Soto will be continuing to make sure the performances slay.

In South Africa, paleontology has been dominated by white people. Lazarus Kgasi is changing that dynamic — and coloring in the picture of the world our distant ancestors once inhabited.

How old is too old for a 30-year mortgage? It's just one of a number of questions that older Americans face when they are looking to buy a home later in life.

A bipartisan congressional delegation traveled to Denmark to try to deescalate rising tensions. Just as they were finishing, President Trump announced new tariffs on the country until it agrees to his plan of acquiring Greenland.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sen. Mark Warner, Democrat of Virginia, about what Congress may do in response to the Trump administration's actions in Venezuela.

Mayor Lurie announced on Wednesday that the city will soon be offering an alternative to jail or hospitalization for people who are arrested while on drugs.