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When it comes to the Underground Railroad, everyone knows Harriet Tubman. But a new oratorio sheds light on a different, key figure named William Still.

More than 40% believe the U.S. is not very prepared to keep this year's election safe. The results paint a picture of a polarized electorate wary about what it reads and the fairness of elections.

A Supreme Court case in March will test the new five-member conservative majority. If justices strike federal abortion protections, look for a state-by-state quilt of abortion "deserts" and "havens."

A new poll by NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist finds widespread concern that the 2020 elections will not be fair and accurate. Americans are worried about disinformation, voter fraud and voter suppression.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer about Democrats not being on board with Majority Leader McConnell's rules for Trump's impeachment trial. NPR's Kelsey Snell weighs in.

House managers called for impeachment and attorneys for President Trump declared the articles of impeachment "ridiculous."

The U.S. government this week is pondering how much the public needs to know about funding decisions for studies and experiments that involve tinkering with already dangerous viruses.

The 23-year-old Southern blues rocker strikes out on his own with a soulful new album produced Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys. The record is a real beauty — and a turning-point for King.

President Trump's inaugural committee spent more than a million dollars renting event space at the hotel in January 2017, a cost that D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine says is far above market rate.

The virus is part of a family known as coronaviruses. Here's how some of the best-known coronaviruses compare with this newly identified member of the viral family.