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The U.N. has identified Kabwe, a city of almost 300,000 people in Zambia, as one of the most polluted places on the planet. Who is to blame? And can justice be done?

What happens when people put their phones down and eat together?

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to explore the coast of California, and, a flock of seabirds.

They don’t get as much attention as the presidential election, but state government races play a crucial role in the laws that govern our lives. This year, several state capitols are up for grabs.

The U.S. went through a prison-building boom decades ago. But today, many prisons are closing down, and that's hit some economies in rural America especially hard.

The document describe the former president as one of the key leaders of the plot, and not a mere observer.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with cultural critic, TV writer and podcast host Ira Madison III about his new memoir, Pure Innocent Fun.

Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.

Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting Saturday in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for the bears has grown since two cubs were born in a local theme park.

Details are coming in about how voting demographics broke down in the election. So far, it seems Republicans made gains with Latino voters, a demographic that has reliably favored Democrats.