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The civil rights movement led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, but it was far from the last fight to make voting more accessible.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly interviews reporter Tyler Falk of Current about the CEO of American Public Media stepping down as employees express frustration regarding racial and gender equity.

In recent years, the amount of robocalls consumers receive each month has skyrocketed. Because of this, many people are turning to robocall blocking apps…

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order Wednesday that amounts to the most aggressive clean-car policy in the U.S. and would end the sale of new gas vehicles in the state in 15 years.

Often during a recession, enrollment in community colleges goes up. The first numbers for this fall show a decline — down nearly 8% compared with last year.

The Trump campaign is testing the narrative that younger Latinos in the state, who are likely less affected by the scars of Latin American autocrats than older generations, lean Democratic.

A pilot program on flights from San Francisco to Hawaii would give on-the-spot tests for the virus that causes COVID-19. Travelers who test negative would not be required to quarantine upon arrival.

Quimberly 'Kym' Villamer, a nurse at a hospital in New York City, shares what it was like to grow up in the Philippines while her parents worked in the U.S.

The man suspected of shooting two officers "has been charged with two counts of assault in the first degree and 14 counts of wanton endangerment," police say.

The Taj Mahal reopened this week for the first time in more than six months. But Indian hospitals are still full, and the country's coronavirus cases are soaring.