President Trump took time to tour the headquarters of the Federal Reserve on Thursday -- part of a pressure campaign on its chair Jerome Powell.

The Short Wave team talks about spider origins, why the odds of having a girl or a boy aren't 50-50, and what the Orion ...

Neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction. Researchers who study how people react to robot personalities, however, haven't focused on this much -- though one study recently found that neurotic ...

The quintessential American economic myth is that the free market picks winners and losers. But the federal government has long had a role in this equation.

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte are suing a U.S. influencer for claiming that the first lady was born male.

Many Millennials are either already in their 40s or about to enter a new decade of life. Are they having a midlife crisis, and if so, does that look like it has for generations past?

Inflation and the rise of streaming services have created an unexpected challenge: running a comedy club. Black-owned venues are particularly strained.

Unlike most of its neighbors in the top 10, Lenae's slow-burning hit actually sounds like summer, says NPR Music's Stephen Thompson. It's a buoyant R&B throwback with a sugar rush vibe that fits in at ...

The USDA has told states they must turn over SNAP recipients' sensitive data between July 24 and July 30. A federal judge will weigh in on whether that happens.