I’ve been sharing with close friends that I am wrestling with the issue of suffering and grappling with the classic question of why bad things happen to good people, even in my role as a priest. “I’m ...

From Pulitzer Prize winner Hiltzik, a new history of California that’s not always flattering.

Long before reindeer and sleighs, there was a mysterious bishop who gave in secret and defied injustice. This is the epic origin story of Santa Claus.

NPR Music received a record number of entries to this year's Tiny Desk Contest: 7,500. The judges discovered so many amazing entries, and now we're sharing some of those standouts here.

NPR Music received a record number of entries to this year's Tiny Desk Contest: 7,500. The judges discovered so many amazing entries, and now we're sharing some of those standouts here.

The ranks of his “endangered species” — lawmakers who know that “compromise” is not a curse word, but an essential element of real-world problem solving — keep shrinking.

NPR Music received a record number of entries to this year's Tiny Desk Contest: 7,500. The judges discovered so many amazing entries, and now we're sharing some of those standouts here.

The GOP-led House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Thursday after days of arm-twisting and deliberation that saw the lower chamber's floor frozen for more than seven hours -- the longest vote ...

GOP Rep. Don Bacon, who represents one of House Republicans’ toughest battleground districts, has decided not to run for reelection next year, according to three people familiar with his plans ...