NPR's A Martinez asks speech-language pathologist Kari Lim why some people try to lose their accents after Hollywood megastar Arnold Schwarzenegger expressed his appreciation for his own accent.

The word "barbecue" has its origins in the Caribbean where the Taínos, Indigenous people who inhabited the Caribbean islands ...

The budget bill passed by the Senate would roll back renewable energy incentives. That could short-circuit a manufacturing boom and increase electricity costs while making it harder to curb pollution.

Much of Europe, including France, is dealing with a brutal heatwave. Some people are better prepared than others in a country where most people do not have air conditioning.

Ahead of the July 4 holiday, a new poll from NPR/PBS News/Marist sheds light on how people are feeling about the state of democracy, the political parties and the job President Trump is doing.

When a disabled young woman moved out of a hospital to her own apartment, the Trump administration celebrated — even though ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Michael Ricci, who's worked with multiple congressional Republicans and is now a professor at Georgetown University, about the bill's prospects in the House.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tamara Yajia about her memoir, Cry for Me, Argentina: My Life as a Failed Child Star and growing up with her unconventional family in the U.S. and Argentina.

During their visit, Trump administration officials said the facility should be operational within 24 hours — despite the ...

The Republican megabill cuts trillions in taxes, while scaling back spending on Medicaid and other federal programs. It now ...

In the U.S., four in five cars sold last year were either SUVs or pickup trucks. That's a far cry from even the 1990s, when that number was closer to 25% of all sales.

President Trump will visit a new detention center for detained migrants in the middle of the Florida Everglades.