Jay found himself sitting in a jail cell, alone and hopeless, after attempting to break into a building on his college campus. A fellow inmate's unexpected words brought him comfort — and changed the course of his life.

An 82-year-old Virginia senator raising the stakes, an Indiana consensus builder and a Texas enforcer are among state officials who have shaped the course of the midterm redistricting race.

Artists and organizers NPR spoke with say they don't expect to see any immediate changes in the live music industry following the Live Nation decision — but they see this is a first step in the right direction.

U.S. Judge Trevor Nunley ruled that consumers could suffer irreparable harm if Nexstar integrated Tegna's stations into its own operations ahead of an antitrust trial.

Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since October, the start of the federal government's fiscal year, already surpassing 2004's toll of 28, the previous record, according to government data.

Buddhists and Hindus in Sri Lanka marked their New Year on Tuesday. As residents in the capital Colombo celebrated, a war thousands of miles away was making itself felt.

Gasoline costs should start to fall soon, although a full recovery to pre-war prices is expected to take months. That's assuming that peace holds and traffic flows resume through the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. mail service to the Middle East has been suspended indefinitely amid reports of food shortages on U.S. warships in the region.

Six months into a ceasefire that promised an end to the war and a surge of aid, people say recovery hasn't even yet begun.

In one of the most intense attacks of the year, dozens of Russian drones and missiles struck Kyiv and other parts of the country Wednesday night and Thursday morning, killing at least 18 people.

Thousands of displaced people are flooding back into southern Lebanon after a 10-day ceasefire between the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah and Israel began at midnight on Friday.

They can pose a threat to human health — yeast infections are but one example. Scientists say not enough attention is paid to their ability to develop resistance to medications that treat them.