One of the oldest Black rodeos take place every year in Okmulgee, Okla. Cowboys and cowgirls came to celebrate it's 69th anniversary recently.

Half of children in low- and middle-income countries have concerning levels of lead in their blood. A team of scientists and NYC detectives figured out one of the culprits -- lead was being added to ...

Law enforcement in Birmingham, Ala., have put up a record $100,000 reward to help identify those who killed four people and injured 17 Saturday night.

Indiana has been working since 2021 to increase the number of special education teachers in the state. Officials shared new ...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Karim Khan, the lead prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, about the pager explosions and conflict in the Middle East.

Kevin MacLeod released "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" — now in tens of millions of TikToks, Instagram reels and YouTube videos. Its path shows how music and social media shape one another.

Megan Atherton and a friend were sitting in an auto shop. They didn't have enough money to fix her car and were far from home. Someone intervened.

Donald Trump has promised to visit Aurora, Colo., where he has claimed that Argentinian gangs have taken over apartment buildings. The Republican mayor is welcoming Trump to show him otherwise.

Conflicts are escalating across the Middle East, Europe and Africa as world leaders gather in New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly high level debate.

The first Black country club was started in 1921 in New Jersey. It's still open, but it needs a boost to restore it to its grand state. A grant is helping.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ellen Carpenter, who edited United Airlines' Hemispheres magazine from 2017-2024. The magazine published its final printed edition in September after a 32-year run.

In Lebanon, it’s been the deadliest day of Israeli air strikes in almost 20 years. At least 356 people were killed, mostly in the south where Hezbollah has been trading attacks with Israel.