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Ahead of the new school year, the University of California system, one of the largest in the nation, has updated its policies around campus protests and encampments.

The last 747 jumbo jet rolled out of the factory this week after 53 years in production. How did the Boeing plane revolutionize airlines and what does its retirement mean for the industry today?

In 2024, some of the most striking music we heard managed to be haunting and comforting at the same time.

NCAA basketball fans often strive to rattle free throw shooters — but, for commentator Frank Deford, few efforts match Arizona State's Curtain of Distraction, which he sums up as: "shock and awful."

You can rate your dinner, your hotel stay, your dentist, and your phone call with the cable company. NPR's Scott Simon wonders if all these requests for feedback have any actual impact.

Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter died Monday at age 68. He was known for opening ground combat jobs to women and pushing the Pentagon to spend more money on technology.

NPR speaks with John Sopko, special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, about how the U.S. military and Afghan government arrived at this point.

For decades, Carlos Varela has doled out incisive criticism of the Cuban government. On our recent visit to Havana, he sang a song he says reflects the mood of the country at this historic moment.

North Carolina's new governor is planning to give his inauguration speech indoors in a televised address after the outdoor public ceremony was canceled due to forecasts for snow, sleet and freezing rain.

Italian candy giant Ferrero offered the American breakfast company a $3.1 billion deal too sweet to pass up.