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Facing a severe shortage, the FAA is racing to hire thousands of air traffic controllers. But training them can take years. We visit a school in Florida that's trying to get them on the job faster.

Voting officials say they've never seen a demand like the one the Justice Department sent to Colorado last month.

A federal program kills hundreds of thousands of wild animals a year. Documents obtained by NPR show that many of those animals were killed in places where no damage to livestock was reported.

In South Texas' Rio Grande Valley, many people go without health insurance, and the health system struggles as a result. Similar communities dot the nation.

Auto insurance companies often use credit history as a factor in setting premiums

President Trump wants to reframe how the country's stories are told. But historians are pushing back, saying the administration's actions amount to an attack on core institutions — and on history itself.

Large numbers of migrants from China are crossing into the U.S. and finding work on marijuana farms. Some of the businesses are accused of exploiting workers and violating state growing rules.

When NPR was offered the chance to interview Martin Sheen and Melissa Fitzgerald about The West Wing, I dashed through the newsroom with an energy to rival the show's iconic walk and talks.

For the first time in the history of the Academy Awards, the people responsible for casting movies will be honored at the Oscars ceremony. There are five nominees in the inaugural achievement in casting category.

The California State University system offers an early look at what happens when an administration commits to a technology that its own community isn't convinced will improve education.