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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with comedian Melinda Hill about whether Louis C.K. should have a future in comedy. Hill says he needs to give a more robust apology and work toward making amends.

Anand Giridharadas spent time with tech entrepreneurs and affluent elites who want to change the world. But in a new book, he writes that their market-based mantras only maintain inequalities.

Low-income residents living near highways and agricultural and industrial zones are getting hit with a "double whammy" as wildfire smoke drifts to areas where the air is often polluted already.

The Pentagon has just been authorized to make changes to its officer promotion policy that would, among other actions, make it possible to stay on at one's rank rather than face up-or-out promotion peril.

Iran can either "act like a normal country, or it can see its economy crumble," U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.

Maine's mostly rural 2nd Congressional District was won by President Trump, and Republican Bruce Poliquin currently holds the House seat. But former Marine Jared Golden hopes to flip it to Democrats.

NPR and other news organizations rely on the Associated Press for election night. AP's Deputy Managing Editor, David Scott, tells us how he and his team make the call on election results.

Though he's guided the careers of pop artists including Lorde, Katy Perry and Skid Row, the Lava Records founder is better known lately for his side gig — bringing aid to the wrongfully convicted.

In every election, candidates stress just how crucial the race is for the country. In 2020, voters seem to be keenly aware that the outcome could affect social policy and politics for years to come.

An audacious concert film, an unwitting viral hit and a second Rock Hall induction: That's just the past two years for Nicks, who says that at 72 she's finally comfortable doing everything she wants.