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Memorial event for Member of Parliament Jo Cox, of the Labour Party. Her murder by a man radicalized on the Internet prompted Parliament to examine digital threats to lawmakers, especially women in the United Kingdom.

Trolled Online, Women In Politics Fight To Hold Big Tech Accountable In The U.K.

The move in Europe to get tough on tech is partly thanks to an awakening that began with the experiences of women in politics.

The Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant was scheduled to be shuttered in 2025. But California Governor Gavin Newsom now wants to expand its lifespan.

Why even environmentalists are supporting nuclear power today

Environmentalists advocating for nuclear power have led a push to extend the operating life of Diablo Canyon, California's last nuclear power plant. Japan and Germany consider similar extensions.

This summer’s must-see documentary is a 4-hour YouTube video about the Star Wars Hotel

The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel digs into the downfall of the Star Wars-themed resort in Orlando. Here’s how YouTube creator Jenny Nicholson gets right everything the hotel got wrong.

The U.S. Supreme Court's term, which begins Monday, will mostly focus on the president's powers.

Supreme Court term will tackle executive power, executive power and executive power

The Supreme Court term promises to be hugely consequential and focused in large part on how much power the Constitution gives to the president.

Red Lake Reservation is rare because the tribal nation owns all of its land

NPR's history podcast Throughline looks at how the Red Lake Reservation in Minnesota avoided the fate of most U.S. reservations. The Red Lake Band of Chippewa still owns all the reservation land.

Outside a destroyed apartment building in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil, local residents have left flowers, candles and stuffed toys to commemorate the dozens, including several children, killed in an overnight Russian missile attack.

Amid smoldering wreckage, anger at Ukraine peace proposal many consider lopsided

As residents of the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil face bombardment by night, and wreckage by day, they share their anger at an American peace proposal that many say favors Russia above Ukraine

Despite the high U.S. corporate tax rate, deductions and credits help push down businesses' total tax liability, meaning that many companies end up paying far less than the statutory rate.

FACT CHECK: Does The U.S. Have The Highest Corporate Tax Rate In The World?

Yes, the U.S. does have the highest corporate tax rate ... but that doesn't mean businesses always pay it.

Kristina Karamo, who is headed towards becoming the Republican nominee for secretary of state in Michigan, gets an endorsement from Trump during his April 2 rally.

Michigan GOP moves forward with 2020 election-denying secretary of state and AG

The party voted resoundingly to support former President Trump's false claims about the 2020 election in their picks for state's next top elections officer and top law enforcement official.

A Wizard of Oz mural honors Grand Rapids, Minn.-native Judy Garland.

Trump Supporters In The Upper Midwest Have A Message: Be More 'Presidential'

One of the under-covered stories of 2016 was Minnesota. It stayed blue, but barely. Trump was closer there than any Republican in 32 years, and it could indicate a reshaping of the political map.

'You're not alone:' A teen podcaster sends message to kids with incarcerated parents

Eden Alonso-Rivera of Grandville, Mich. is the high school winner of NPR's Student Podcast Challenge. Her winning entry, "A Relationship Behind Bars," is about her father's incarceration.

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