A range of crime data has been going around to make the argument that Washington, D.C., is — or isn't — safe. We talk to ...

Parade, the Tony award-winning musical about the 1915 lynching of a Jewish man, begins its run in Washington, D.C. amid an ...

For years, research has shown a digital divide when it comes to schools teaching about new technologies. Educators worry that ...

The Aid Worker Security Database, which has compiled reports since 1997, said the number of killings rose from 293 in 2023 to ...

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about how the city has been working to reduce violent crime, now at historic lows, according to city data.

NPR speaks with cellist Camden Shaw and Chickasaw composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate about the Dover Quartet's album "Woodland Songs," featuring a commissioned suite of character studies of animals ...

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Texas state Rep. Mihaela Plesa about the decision by Democratic lawmakers to end their redistricting standoff with their Republican counterparts.

President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and seven European leaders met to talk about ending the war that Russia started in Ukraine. NPR reports on the view from Moscow.

Despite objections from homeless advocates, the White House says more than 40 homeless encampments have been removed in D.C. since President Trump announced a federal law enforcement surge.

California Democratic lawmakers are in Sacramento advancing a plan to overhaul the state's congressional map to counter a move in Texas that Trump is driving to get an edge in the 2026 midterms.

Internet culture has infiltrated the English language. New additions to the Cambridge Dictionary this year include skibidi, delulu, tradwife and broligarchy.

As President Trump vows to ban mail-in ballots and voting machines ahead of the midterms, NPR asks Wendy Weiser of the Brennan Center about the administration's track record on voting access.