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Artist Kadir Nelson was inspired by Kwame Alexander's poem celebrating African American life, and turned it into a picture book for children. Nelson was awarded the Caldecott Medal Monday.

The name Klebold should ring a bell, but not a happy one. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris were the two Columbine High School students who shot and killed 13…

In a Tuesday morning tweet, the president lashed out at the process underway in the House that may lead to an impeachment vote.

Jackson is now playing King Lear on Broadway. Linguist Geoff Nunberg explains why "socialism" is no longer a scare word. And Tyler Kepner discusses his book K: A History of Baseball in Ten Pitches.

A fight between a Seattle man and AOL in the 1990s led to what has been called "the most important internet law ruling ever." Decades later, the Supreme Court is weighing if Section 230 still fits.

2020 will be over soon. But director Tyler Jones says it's important that we take time to honor and amplify the lessons learned during this year of racial reckoning.

Our go-to librarian says there are plenty of readers who find that "fiction gives you the truth of history and nonfiction gives you the facts." With that in mind, she shares some new titles.

A new catalog of Southern California earthquakes is 10 times larger than its predecessor list. The details of frequent, small quakes help scientists study what triggers large, destructive ones.

Through triumph and ridicule, the "Greek system" of fraternities and sororities survives on many university campuses. But the pressure on the system may…

The Department of Homeland Security recently issued a bulletin warning of violence by domestic extremists. NPR takes a snapshot of the current threat.