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NPR is running an experiment in an effort to figure out how accurately voice-to-text algorithms interpret English speakers of all backgrounds.

NPR's David Greene speaks with Mindy Romero from the University of Southern California about how the Democrats running for president are courting Latino voters and endorsements.

A community in Massachusetts is learning American Sign Language to communicate with their 3-year-old deaf neighbor.

"It is injustice that turns them away from places where they might have hope for a dignified life, but instead find themselves before walls of indifference," the pontiff said in his holiday address.

Artificial food dyes may kids' impact behavior, though some scientists say there aren't enough studies to warrant action.

Host Jeremy Hobson talks to Australian electronic trio RÜFÜS DU SOL about their song-writing process and more.

In 1991, it was an instant classic. Now, 28 years later, Nirvana's breakthrough joins YouTube's billion-views club, ushering in waves of teenage feelings for new generations.

Producer Amy Pascal says Greta Gerwig's new film adaptation does "a beautiful job of making all of these girls as complicated as Louisa May Alcott wanted them to be."

An L.A. church worked with a nonprofit to buy millions in medical debt for pennies on the dollar and forgive it. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Craig Antico, co-founder of the nonprofit, RIP Medical Debt.

Aluminum is the most abundant metal on Earth and used in everything from cars and airplanes to the foil used to wrap Thanksgiving leftovers. But there was a time when it was more valuable than gold.