Fifty years ago this year the Oscar Mayer Bologna commercial first appeared on TV. We speak to an advertising professor about the staying power of this ad.

The term brain rot first appeared in Henry David Thoreau's famous Walden, according to the Oxford University Press. How did ...

Biden is now the third president to pardon a relative, after Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. Here's a look at the commonplace ...

After a bitterly divided election season, we check the progress of a group of college students working to foster civil ...

President Biden makes his first and only trip to Africa in his presidency, as he travels to Cabo Verde and Angola.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Daniel Alegre, the CEO of TelevisaUnivision, about his op-ed on the changing attitudes of Latino voters.

The heavy lake effect snow prompted the Buffalo Bills to ask fans for help clearing snow out of Highmark Stadium ahead of the ...

Every year, we ask NPR staff and book critics to share their favorite titles in our annual Books We Love guide. Behind the ...

President Biden has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who he says was "selectively and unfairly prosecuted." And, a look into whether real or fake Christmas trees are better for the environment.

President-elect Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he would be replacing FBI director Chris Wray with Kash Patel, a longtime ally. Patel has made controversial statements about the agency.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with legal expert and author Kim Wehle about President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter. The president previously said he wouldn't issue a pardon.

You can't always know that it's a great year for new music while it's happening, but there was a sense from the very start of ...