Search results for

Campaign contributions from out-of-staters and so-called dark money groups will be banned in Illinois judicial campaigns beginning in January under legislation Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law Monday.

Congress held lots of hearings in 2021 about how it's time to finally regulate powerful tech companies. There has also been rare bipartisan unity on the concern over child safety on the web.

After failing to pass a voting rights bill, Democrats in Congress haven't made their next move clear. Bipartisan talks have begun over smaller measures that election experts still see as necessary.

If America has another civil war, it is more likely to be a war within the states than between them. Citizens of any state of any size, red or blue, may not have to go far to find a fight.

Former basketball star and ESPN reporter Jay Williams has a new podcast with NPR. It's about getting beyond a successful person's resume and learning about their motivations and back stories.

For the past 20 years, amateur cook Roger Mummert has run the multicultural Latke Festival on Long Island. This year's cooking-contest entries included Mexi-latkes, pesto latkes and Thai latkes with lemongrass, among other gourmet treats. NPR's Robert Smith reports.

To combat the threat of roadside bombs in Iraq, U.S. military units are using mine sweepers called "buffalos" and other tools to try to find and disarm the explosives. But some soldiers remain frustrated by the limited options for fighting "improvised explosive devices."

Although inducted into the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, her contributions haven't always been properly acknowledged.

NPR Music staffers convene to offer up the Kate Bush tracks we think deserve a powerful, paradigm-shifting sync in a television show or movie.

The only school in Harrold, Texas, has 100 to 125 students, and the district has 27 employees. Half are learning to shoot weapons because the nearest sheriff's deputy is at least 20 minutes away.