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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jessica Winter of The New Yorker about J.D. Vance's politics, particularly his views around the importance of having children.

Powering your home with rooftop solar panels is great for the planet but isn't always a good deal for consumers. One of the problems might be with the way the industry was built in the first place.

The Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, D.C., says it's allotted an extra 1 million meals for November, given the uncertainties about whether and when SNAP recipients will get their full benefits.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Thursday urging cities to remove homeless encampments. But research shows clearing encampments doesn't reduce homelessness in the long term.

Over 60 years ago, the Universal Life Church made it possible for anyone to become a minister and ordain a wedding. Today, weddings officiated by family and friends have become a huge part of the way Americans get married.

A vote in the House expected on Wednesday could end what is now the longest shutdown on record. Democrats are decrying the plan, saying it fails to address expiring health care subsidies.

The director of the U.S. Secret Service Kimberly Cheatle has resigned, ending her 29-year career with the agency. This comes in the wake of the attempted assassination of former President Trump.

Green eggs and ham? Even toddlers know when an event appears to be impossible, not just improbable.

Crude oil prices have risen as Iran and Israel trade attacks, but not as much as you might expect. One reason? OPEC+ could pump a lot more oil if it wanted to.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Aileen Gariepy of Weill Cornell Medicine about the new federal guidance that advises doctors to consider pain management for IUD insertion pain.