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The last time Texas updated its sex education curriculum, was in the '90s. Students will now learn about contraception and STIs — but not gender or consent. And the classes are all optional.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has attempted to justify his country’s attack on Ukraine by citing what he has called the two countries’ “historical unity.” For a deeper look at the history of Russian-Ukrainian relations, Michigan Radio turned to Ronald Suny, a professor of history and political science at the University of Michigan.

In small studies in South Africa and in Germany, the results indicate a marked decrease in the ability of vaccines to neutralize this variant. But there are other findings that are encouraging.

NPR travelled towards the "temporarily occupied territories" on the Ukraine-Russia border, where the people who live there are in limbo – cut off from both Ukraine and Russia, cut off from the world.

As several states relax mask mandates, U.S. companies are easing up their own rules.

In 2018, a 17-year-old gunman killed 10 people at Santa Fe High School. But even with an influx of time and money for mental health services, the community is still struggling with grief and trauma.

The latest U of M Detroit Metro Area Communities Study reached the 20% unemployment number through its regular survey of around 1,900 Detroiters. The rate found by the survey is about twice as high as Detroit’s official government unemployment rate.

No shots have been fired, but Taiwan says nearly 150 Chinese military aircraft have entered its air defense zone in a four-day period. The U.S. calls China's sorties "provocative military activity."

In an interview with NPR, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission said he was aiming to unveil tougher rules for a hot investment crazed called SPACs by early next year.

The states were not counted equally well for population totals used to determine their share of political representation and federal funding for the next 10 years, a new Census Bureau report shows.