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The over 2,700-page bipartisan bill, finalized Sunday night, includes money for roads, transit systems and high-speed internet access. It's the first phase of President Biden's infrastructure plan.

NPR's Kelsey Snell speaks with Harvard history professor Gabriela Soto Laveaga about her recent op-ed titled, "Every American needs to take a history of Mexico class."

Royal is only the third Black dancer to be promoted to principal at the American Ballet Theatre — which is even more impressive when you know he didn't begin training in ballet until he was 14.

House Democratic leaders called the extension a "moral imperative" to prevent Americans from being put out of their homes during a COVID-19 surge. Some 3.6 billion Americans are at risk of eviction.

The telecommunications company will not admit wrongdoing. If approved by a judge, subscribers would receive 15% refunds on their core subscriptions, or $25, whichever amount is larger.

Suddenly well behind the leaders, Dutch distance runner Sifan Hassan stood up and turned on the gas. Eleven of the world's fastest runners stood between her and victory.

Millions of people who need insurance are eligible for free health care plans. A special enrollment period is ending on Aug. 15. Here's how to sign up in time.

Sport climbing is new to the Olympic Games and seeks to find the best all-around athlete in three very different disciplines. Here's what (and who) to watch.

An investigation by state Attorney General Letitia James concluded that Cuomo engaged in "unwelcome and nonconsensual touching" with multiple current and former state government employees.

Mayor Bill de Blasio said enforcement of the new policy will take effect starting Sept. 13 and will apply to indoor dining, gyms and entertainment venues.

Leo Rosten, whose books introduced Yiddish to mainstream America, died Wednesday at the age of 88. Robert talks with Sol Steinmetz, editorial director of the Random House Reference Division and author of YIDDISH AND ENGLISH: A Century of Yiddish in America (University of Alabama Press, 1986). He'll talk about Leo Rosten's influence in making Yiddish words part of the American lexicon.

Standing atop the podium where no Filipino had stood before, a tearful Hidilyn Diaz, who serves in the Philippine air force, snapped off a salute.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with three women who are shaping U.S. economic policy about how the Biden administration plans to tackle economic losses suffered by women in the pandemic.

A week of protests by loyalists in Northern Ireland who object to the impact of Britain's Brexit deal with the EU threatens to inflame intercommunal tensions in the province.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with the Rev. Al Sharpton about his take, as a longtime activist, on the Chauvin trial and what he's hearing from George Floyd's family and legal team.

A volcano on the main Caribbean island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has erupted hours after increased seismic activity set off a mandatory evacuation of nearby residents.

On the 10th day of the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, the state tried addressed the official cause of death for George Floyd , the man Chauvin is charged with murdering last May.

Miami Herald Executive Editor Monica Richardson published her response to a racist email she received, launching a conversation not only with the sender but with Miami as a whole.

A camera aboard a media boat captured the moment as the start neared — and unfortunately, it kept capturing the moment after the start signal blared, blocking roughly half of the racers.

Attorney Mathew Rosengart, who began representing the pop singer a week and a half ago, wants someone new to look after Spears' estate. For the past 13 years, it's been controlled by her father.