An inquiry found abuse, torture and neglect of some 200,000 people in state care over 70 years. People with disabilities or from Maori and Pacific Islander communities were especially vulnerable.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Cindy Nava, a Democrat, who will be joining the New Mexico state senate in Albuquerque. She is one of the millions of "Dreamers" who are protected by DACA.

Tech companies are force-feeding people AI on search engines and social media platforms and there's no way to opt out. Google search, considered the gateway to the internet, is especially frustrating.

Andrew Limbong is a reporter for NPR's Arts Desk, where he does pieces on anything remotely related to arts or culture, from streamers looking for mental health on Twitch to Britney Spears' fight over ...

President-elect Trump has promised mass deportations, including workplace raids like those that took place during his first term at chicken processing plants in rural Mississippi.

Cincinnati's public water utility is on a years-long effort to replace its lead service lines. They began in 2016 following the crisis in Flint, Michigan.

There have been several high-profile challenges to planned executions but many more that never see the light of day. Why is it so difficult for people on death row to have their cases reexamined?

Minnesota is one of a handful of states where control of the state legislature hangs in the balance during this year's elections. Democrats have held the governor's office and majorities in both ...

A federal judge sentenced Jack Teixeira, a Massachusetts Air National Guard member, to prison after he pleaded guilty to ...

President-elect Trump appears to be moving quickly to shape his foreign policy and national security teams. He's filled a couple top positions, and more key posts are expected to be named at any time.

Trump wants to return to the use of mental institutions and proposes tent cities to deal with people who are unhoused and have mental illness. Experts say it's beyond the scope of federal authority.

President-elect Donald Trump is building his team, naming cabinet members and key advisers after having been elected to a ...