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A study analyzed decades of births and found that larger families showed a distinct tendency toward all girls or all boys, rather than a mix.

NPR newsroom chief Edith Chapin says she's leaving the network. She made the announcement just days after Congress voted to strip public broadcasting of all federal funding.

New books published this week include a nostalgic graphic history of video games, a queer, complicated and hopeful novel set in Nigeria, and a biography of a forensic ornithologist.

Two U.S. military bases are expanding to detain immigrants suspected of being in the country without legal status. And, Israel has advanced into Central Gaza to put pressure on the ceasefire deal.

In Maryland, more juveniles are tried as adults than in almost any other state. State Sen. William Smith is on a mission to change that.

In a clash of conservative titans, President Trump sued Rupert Murdoch after The Wall Street Journal published a story about a bawdy birthday card Trump made for the late Jeffrey Epstein.

It was 35 years ago this month that the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. Across the U.S., it's being marked with festivals and parades — and concern due to recent Medicaid cuts.

A new study finds that dogs' television-watching habits may depend on their personality.

President Trump's nomination of Emil Bove to the federal bench exposes a rift in the conservative legal movement.

NPR staff members share their picks for the best new video games of 2025, so far.