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The federal government remains shut down. The NPR Network is following the ways the shutdown is affecting services across the country.

The Committee for the First Amendment first launched in the 1940s, when the House Un-American Activities Committee accused Hollywood actors, directors and writers of being communists or sympathizers.

Travis Kelce is teaming up with activist investors in hopes of transforming the embattled theme park operator Six Flags. No word yet on a Taylor Swift-themed rollercoaster.

Michigan Public's John U. Bacon previews the annual Michigan-Michigan State rivalry game. And we hear about a sure sign the Detroit Lions are doing well.

Chess Jakobs' new play "The American Five" tells the story of how Martin Luther King Jr. and his closest allies planned the March on Washington. NPR speaks with Jakobs and Ro Boddie, who plays King.

After Hurricane Katrina, many New Orleans charter schools united in a mission to send more students to college. Today, some of those students, now adults, wish they'd been given more options.

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

As U.S. health insurance costs rise, some companies are paying for all of their workers' premiums. It's a big expense — but they say it pays off.

Nepal's prime minister resigned Tuesday following violent protests against a ban on social media platforms and government corruption.

Electronics and back-to-school supplies are expected to top many shoppers' lists.