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Ride-share driver Damani endures low wages and a monotonous routine in a story inspired by "Taxi Driver." NPR's Scott Simon talks with Priya Guns about her debut novel, "Your Driver is Waiting."

The largest Catholic congregation in the U.S. is now in California's Central Valley. It serves more than 14,000 families. Its size relates to the dramatically falling number of Catholic priests.

California government agencies have found an easy way around the state's strict regulations about dumping hazardous waste: send it across state lines.

The Pentagon released a photo taken from a military plane chasing the Chinese balloon earlier this month. NPR has figured out where the selfie was snapped.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's first term in office saw a spike in crime, disputes with labor unions, and the pandemic. She's running for reelection next week — against eight challengers.

Unlike Germany, which after World War II underwent a rigorous de-Nazification effort, pride, rather than shame, is the emotion many Italians feel for the symbols of the country's fascist past.

The Unalaska City School District has performed near the top of the state in testing again this year, according to Superintendent Jim Wilson. When compared to the rest of Alaska’s public schools, Wilson said the district ranked fifth based on new statewide data from the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development’s yearly Report Card to the Public. It’s an assessment of things like graduation rates, testing scores and teacher quality in the state’s public schools.

The suit comes as a federal judge in another case is considering whether to overturn FDA approval of the same drug, mifepristone.

The continent's largest democracy and biggest economy holds a presidential election Saturday that's come down to a race of three leading candidates.

Astronomers say in the journal Nature, that they discovered six galaxies that existed five and seven hundred million years after the big bang.