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Last month, the rapper was recommended for clemency after serving 21 years in prison for a crime he says he did not commit. Now he tells NPR about his time behind bars and his hope for life outside.

Many colleges and universities are cancelling or shortening the annual week off that's usually a rite of spring, but good vaccination news has people booking vacations over the summer months.

A kitefin shark is the largest known bioluminescent vertebrate, according to a new study. The shark lives in the dimly lit "twilight zone" of the ocean, and may glow to camouflage itself as it hunts.

In addressing voting reforms, many Republican-led states are seeking to add voting restrictions, while Democratic-run legislatures may codify voting access that was increased because of the pandemic.

The leaders of U.S., Japan, Australia and India met at a virtual summit today where they announced a major initiative to get 1 billion vaccines to fight the coronavirus pandemic in Asia.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with chef Amanda Cohen, co-founder of the Independent Restaurant Coalition, about the lifeline extended to the food and beverage business in the latest relief package.

The Biden administration will offer temporary protected status to people who fear returning to Myanmar after the military coup and ensuing suppression of protesters that has killed at least 70 people.

Members of NASA's Perseverance rover team, in collaboration with the Navajo Nation, have been naming features of scientific interest with words in the Navajo language.

Chef Amanda Cohen, owner of Dirt Candy in New York City, says the coronavirus relief package's $28.6 billion for independent and small-chain restaurants means many in the industry can stay afloat.

The Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday afternoon launched a COVID-19 vaccine hotline — something advocates have been asking Gov. JB Pritzker’s…