What seemed like a quiet race for Delaware governor has turned into a bitter fight ahead of next week’s primary election after the frontrunner has been mired in accusations of improperly handling ...

New York City has a well known rat problem. And the city is trying to tackle it -- with trash cans and by changing human behavior.

Child care and student safety were two topics that candidates addressed last week in the presidential race. We hear from them in their own words.

The mother of the 14-year-old charged with killing four people at a Georgia high school reportedly called the school before the shootings, warning of an extreme emergency involving her son.

As students around the country return to classrooms, Emmet Friend of Chicago, Maria Guillan of Orlando, Fla., and Alice Trithart of Potsdam, N.Y., share their back-to-school feelings.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump say they are preparing for Tuesday's debate in starkly different ways. Also Congress returns from break to unfinished business.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks conservative pundit Charlie Sykes about the state of the presidential race and where he thinks it is headed.

President Biden has been talking about a ceasefire deal for Gaza all summer long. It's an important but elusive goal for his legacy, and for Vice President Harris' campaign, too.

By necessity, Vice President Harris has worked in lockstep with President Biden on his foreign policy. What she would do in ...

Christmas starts early in a lot of retail stores, but in Venezuela it's starting Oct. 1. NPR's Scott Simon explains.

Director Tim Burton seems more interested in updating than duplicating his 1988 hit. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice demonstrates ...

A New York judge agreed to delay the sentencing of former President Donald Trump in a criminal hush money case.