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U.S. employers added 216,000 jobs in December, capping off a solid year for the labor market. Businesses added 2.7 million jobs in 2023, despite the weight of rising interest rates.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre spoke to NPR about President Biden's 2024 policy priorities and legislative challenges. She said the administration wants to build on its successes.

America's two largest supermarket chains have struck a $25 billion deal to combine. Now the FTC is about to decide whether it will block or allow it, and under what conditions.

Many communities affected most by San Diego's flooding were low-income, with a majority of Latino and Black residents. The impact highlights the inequality in public investment for climate resiliency.

Busts of psilocybin mushrooms went way up from 2017 to 2022, a new study finds, even as the psychedelic drug's potential benefits have been explored by scientists.

A new study conducted by Dartmouth College found test scores could have helped less advantaged students gain access to the school.

The Federal Trade Commission and 9 states want to stop the deal that would combine the country's two largest grocery store chains. The companies say they have to merge to compete with Walmart.

Storms and damage along California's coast continue with a heavy atmospheric river raining down. San Diego is facing concerns about flooding as rain is expected there through Friday.

Polls have closed in the Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday. Widespread logistical problems and violence forced the country to extend presidential vote by a second day.

The 1973 movie The Wicker Man helped kick off the subgenre known as "folk horror." The film, about a sinister pagan ritual on a remote Scottish island, has scared horror fans for five decades.

Are corporations to blame for our current inflation? Is higher inflation linked to higher profit margins? A new study through the American Economic Association aims to find out.

The court denied special counsel Jack Smith's petition without offering a reason for its decision.

In New York Monday afternoon, a jury found the fast-rising actor guilty of assaulting and harassing his former girlfriend, Grace Jabbari. The jury found him not guilty of two other charges.

NPR has learned that the Pentagon has been warning U.S. lawmakers that military aid in Ukraine is running out. There are now fears that ousting Speaker Kevin McCarthy could delay battlefield support.

The Food and Drug Administration may soon grant full approval to an Alzheimer's drug. When it does, Medicare will start more widely covering the costly drug — but hurdles to access remain.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shannon Curry, principal investigator on NASA's MAVEN mission, about the spacecraft's decade of observations of Mars.

Cadillac isn't the first American team at the pinnacle of motorsport, but they're embracing that identity.

Years before his arrest, Nick Reiner had been candid about addiction, recovery, and a film he co-wrote based on his life.

Did you resolve to read more in 2026? Whether you're on track or need a jump start, here are some books coming out in the next few months to considering adding to your list.

Mexico lost seven consecutive times at that same stage from 1994 to 2018 and didn't advance past the group stage in 2022. Now, the 40-year wait is over.