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Five years after filing for bankruptcy protection, Detroit has achieved a financial feat few experts predicted. But some worry the growth is leaving long-time Detroit residents behind.

Los Angeles has set up a homeless shelter in an area where a lot of people are living on the streets. The goal is to help people transition to full-time housing. But nearby businesses are skeptical.

Yusaku Maezawa would be the first person since 1972 to travel around the moon and the first-ever private citizen to do it. He was introduced at SpaceX headquarters near Los Angeles Monday night.

NPR reached out to candidates in the major 2018 Senate races, including Democrats facing pressure to support Brett Kavanaugh and GOP candidates raising doubts over timing of the sexual assault claim.

The Trump administration is imposing $200 billion in new tariffs on China, which plans to retaliate. Steve Inskeep talks to White House adviser Peter Navarro about the escalating trade war.

It's the third meeting between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — and the first to take place outside of the "truce village" of Panmunjom, on the border.

By engaging with our country's past — and present — in an intellectually honest way, Jill Lepore has created a book that truly does encapsulate the American story in all its pain and triumph.

Hours after President Trump announced tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, Beijing responded with its own levies on $60 billion worth of U.S. products.

The Justice Department says, "The allegation does not involve any potential federal crime." That's ahead of high-stakes testimony scheduled Monday from Kavanaugh and his accuser.

Full scholarships are earmarked for all students whose families have income between $65,000 and $130,000. Below that income level, grants will bolster the aid package even further.