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Officials are meeting in Anchorage for the first Cabinet-level talks between the two countries since President Biden took office. Secretary of State Blinken laid out concerns with Chinese policy.

In his budget plan, Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed imposing new higher income taxes on New York’s wealthiest residents if President Joe Biden and Congress...

Los Angeles voters elected a progressive reformer to be county district attorney. George Gascón has moved quickly to upend how the nation's largest local prosecutor's office administers justice.

NPR looks at President Biden's first full week in office. From executive orders to big legislative proposals, his presidential leadership already contrasts starkly with his predecessor's.

Total payments to farmers reached $46 billion, a record. Many received more than $100,000, yet didn't necessarily need the help.

The Women's World Cup has entered the elimination quick-fire Round of 16. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Roger Bennett of the Men in Blazers about Team USA's performance so far.

In a tweet, the president announced that he is replacing Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. He wants CIA Director Mike Pompeo in that job, with current No. 2 at the CIA, Gina Haspel, as CIA director.

Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are at odds over access to past work experience for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks about the current vetting process with Kristine Lucius, a former staff director of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and current executive vice president for policy at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.

Senegalese percussionist Doudou N'Diaye Rose has died at age 85. He mastered his local drum language and brought it to the world, creating rhythms for the likes of Miles Davis and the Rolling Stones.

Long before cooking was common, early humans needed extra energy to fuel bigger bodies and brains. Scientists say simple stone cutting tools likely allowed small-toothed meat eaters to thrive.