In the past, the NAACP has welcomed observers from the Department of Justice to help make sure minority voters are not being ...

The legacy of magician Harry Houdini still looms large in Detroit 100 years after his death there. Some mark the anniversary ...

Several children have had to leave the state to receive medical care, including abortions, that is unavailable in Texas.

Ahead of Election Day, listeners send in questions about whether debates are dead, if polls are reliable for election ...

From exorcisms to demons, when it comes to creeping out audiences, directors often turn to religion. For some filmmakers, spirituality provides bewitching mix of the mundane and the supernatural.

Recent analysis from research nonprofit Climate Central found that on average, fall temperatures have warmed by 2.9 degrees Fahrenheit in the U.S. and the summer heat is lasting longer.

Virginia communities have taken a number of different paths in an effort to address housing supply and affordability. In ...

Across the country, there are reports of heightened ICE activity. Advocates worry about how close it is to midterms, but so ...

A Medicaid program pays some Virginia parents who provide care for their children with disabilities. But a new system to ...

The competitive map for control of the U.S. Senate has expanded considerably in the final days before Election Day. Here's a ...

Prices for candy, the most popular Halloween purchase, and gum have risen 7.7% in one year and are up more than 18% in two ...

An NPR investigation finds that more than 15,000 military veterans were put into much-higher-cost home loans after the Trump ...