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California has turned to incarcerated firefighters since 1915. To those opposed to the use of inmates as firefighters, the system is seen as exploitative.

The Houston-based company has pulled off the first successful commercial landing on the lunar surface. It's America's first soft landing in decades.

Conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz won a lackluster victory in a national election Sunday, while the far-right Alternative for Germany doubled its support, projections showed.

The IRS says some Americans who have not filed their 2021 tax returns could be eligible for a pandemic-era relief payment, as long as they do so by April 15. Here's what to know as Tax Day approaches.

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Celia Gregory of Nashville public radio station WNXP to discuss the week's new releases.

A federal judge in Maryland found the Trump administration acted unlawfully in firing thousands of federal employees by not first notifying states.

Nearly half of Americans give President Trump a failing grade for his presidency so far, with near record low approval ratings at this point in the job, as he hits the milestone 100 days in office.

Three Tennessee families—and the Biden administration—are challenging the state's ban.

While the U.S. grapples with an egg shortage caused by avian flu, eggs remain plentiful and affordable in Canada. There are reasons for that, including that egg farms there tend to be smaller.

They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate overuse of CT scans is increasing the U.S. cancer burden.