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Some big U.S. employers are giving their lowest-paid employees a raise. That's helped make low-wage workers one of the few segments of the workforce seeing an increase in pay.

One of New York City's thorniest political issues is over how to make its elite high schools more representative. A new study says that many popular proposals won't help diversity — and might hurt it.

In South Africa's townships, entrepreneurs lack the basic necessities of an office, such as electricity and water. Enter Hubspace. "Damn," one of them said on his first visit. "This is a cool space."

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Supporters of a sexual education implementation method are defending Nebraska's use of the program in the wake of parent…

Nigerians have elected a former military strongman to be their next president. Muhammadu Buhari, who insists he's a changed man, says his first order of business will be to crush Boko Haram militants.

There has been a spate of religious movies and documentaries from Killing Jesus to Going Clear. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks to Rev. Gary Hall of the National Cathedral in Washington.

With just over a month to go before general elections in Britain on May 7, snap polls show no clear front runner as the countdown begins.

The Silk Road was a website that sold illegal drugs, until it was shut down. Now two federal agents on the case have been charged with wire fraud, money laundering and falsifying government documents.

Iran and the West have very different views on the outcome of Iran's nuclear negotiations, which concluded this week. Iran is having a much easier time of selling the deal to audiences back home.

Only three games left in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. NPR's Linda Wertheimer speaks with sports correspondent Tom Goldman about who will remain standing.