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NPR got an early look at data showing vastly different opportunities for children of different races across the U.S. living just neighborhoods apart. Albany, N.Y., has some of the biggest inequities.

India's Parliament approved a bill that grants citizenship to minorities facing persecution but excludes Muslims. NPR's David Greene talks to Shashi Tharoor, a member of the opposition Congress Party.

The group in Las Vegas is trying to catch the birds. They nabbed one in a red hat that they call Cluck Norris. The hat appeared to be glued to its head, so they planned to take him to the vet.

The final chapter in "The Skywalker Saga" returns J.J. Abrams to the director's chair, and the result, while overstuffed with characters and plot, delivers on space-operatic action.

The bill includes some policy surprises and increases in funding for several key public health priorities. And it cuts the few remaining taxes that were paying for Obamacare.

When Kentucky's new governor, Andy Beshear, is sworn-in to office on Tuesday, he will be the 24th Democratic governor in the country, a long way from the 16 in office just three years ago.

If some U.S. allies allow Chinese company Huawei into their 5G telecommunications networks, Robert O'Brien says China's communist government would have access to sensitive personal data.

Many buses and vans can safely accommodate and restrain a passenger's wheelchair, but airline passengers are required to transfer to the plane's standard seat. A grassroots group hopes to change that.

With Kentucky's gubernatorial inauguration on Tuesday, Democrats are nearing parity with the GOP after a historic low point in 2016. That could have a big impact on redistricting and other key issues.

Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., and his colleagues announced on Tuesday they're charging the president with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.