Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds on Wednesday signed a bill into law banning mobile phone use while driving, unless it’s in a hands-free mode.
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Boeing's CEO admits the company "made serious missteps" that hurt the safety of its planes. But denies the company pressures workers to speed up airplane production.
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President Trump and top officials are considering a deal that would create a new U.S. entity and lease TikTok's algorithm to get around China export regulations.
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Freshman Calvin "CJ" Dickey Jr., died after his first practice at the university. His parents are suing the school, also alleging staff neglected to account for his sickle cell trait during training.
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Trump has been touting his support for the fertility treatment known as IVF. But that position is putting him at odds with some conservatives.
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On Wild Card, famous guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Author John Green reflects on living with obsessive compulsive disorder.
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The National Weather Service says a "multi-day catastrophic and potentially historic" storm is expected to impact multiple states beginning on Wednesday.
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The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether South Carolina can remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though those funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.
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Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, told NPR's Juana Summers he stopped eating and drinking before his record-breaking speech.
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If passed, the package could become a hallmark of President Trump's second term. But a number of obstacles remain ahead.
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The government sent Mahmoud Khalil to Louisiana, where his case could've been harder to fight. His lawyer's fast work may have kept it out of the most conservative federal circuit in the country.
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President Trump says he'll put 10% tariffs on all U.S. imports -- with even higher rates for a long list of countries.
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More than a hundred roles in a nearly four-decade career let Val Kilmer explore a wealth of human experience.
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The National Football League has announced it will use a Sony system of six 8K cameras to track the position of the ball on the field, though traditional chain measurements will stay as a backup.
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Actor Val Kilmer has died at 65. Kilmer played Jim Morrison, Batman, and dozens of other characters in movies that helped define the 1980s and 1990s.
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Everyone knows that Europeans tend to live longer than Americans. But a new study has a surprising twist: Even the richest Americans only live about as long as the poorest western Europeans. Embargoed until 5 pm April 2.
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In Wisconsin, liberal judge Susan Crawford beat conservative judge Brad Schimel for the state Supreme Court by 10 points. A margin much wider than expected in the most expensive court race on record.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to stop people using SNAP benefits to buy soda. But critics say making healthy food more affordable is a better way to improve people's health.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Genevieve Villamora about adapting healing soup recipes from around the world with ingredients commonly available in the U.S.
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Home sales have been way down for the last two years. Aspiring homeowners may be acclimating to higher mortgage rates. But fears about the economy could chill the market.
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A brief history of U.S. tariffs: How they came into fashion, fell out of fashion, are now back again and why economists aren't too happy about it.