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Many Michigan students got lower M-STEP test scores during COVID, but not all students took the test

The Michigan Department of Education released scores for its M-STEP standardized test, a statewide exam taken by third through eighth and eleventh grade…

Kim Kardashian during a family party in Hulu's <em>The Kardashians.</em>

Hulu's 'The Kardashians' continues a modern saga: a family famous for being famous

If you hated this family before, The Kardashians won't change your mind. But the show humanizes them.

People exercise at a gym in Seoul on Tuesday as South Korea announced implementation of level 4 social distancing measures amid concerns of a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

No Fast Music Or Fast Running: COVID Rules In Seoul Force Gym-Goers To Slow Down

Officials are hoping the new rules will cut COVID case numbers. Gyms in the Seoul area are not allowed to play music faster than 120 beats per minute.

Former President Trump listens as J.D. Vance, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, speaks during a rally hosted by Trump on April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio. Trump had announced his endorsement of Vance in the Republican primary the week before.

Campaign season kicks off in earnest with primaries in 13 states in May

This month's primaries and runoffs will serve as a test of the power of former President Donald Trump's endorsements up and down the ballot.

Former President Trump speaks at a rally at the Lorain County Fairgrounds on Saturday in Wellington, Ohio.

With Trump Holding Rallies Again, The Shadow 2024 Republican Campaign Continues

On Saturday in Ohio, the former president held his first rally since leaving office. Meanwhile, other top potential GOP presidential candidates are running versions of shadow campaigns.

Greensburg, Ind., pictured in April 2020, is offering incentives to move there including "grandparents on demand."

An Indiana town is wooing new residents with on-demand grandparents

The small city of Greensburg, Ind., wants to grow, and is offering incentives for people to move in: cash, a YMCA membership — and grandparents on demand.

Commuters wait in line for public buses as they leave work in the business district on Aug. 27 in Beijing. China's Supreme People's Court has ruled that it's illegal for companies to subject employees to the practice known as "996," or working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week.

Employers Can't Require People To Work 72 Hours A Week, China's High Court Says

In recent years, several worker deaths have been linked to grueling "996" schedules, which are common in the tech industry. The label is shorthand for working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. for six days in a row.

"With the pandemic, with the climate crisis, the world is becoming more and more inhospitable for more and more people," Zola Jesus tells NPR. "<em>Arkhon</em> is about all of that."

Zola Jesus finds purpose in the process

Zola Jesus has spent years contemplating the spiritual quandaries of what it means to be an artist. On her album Arkhon, she grapples with political and economic structures of power and disconnection.

The best college podcasts of 2022: NPR's College Podcast Challenge

These 10 podcast entries show us what's captivating college students.

The U.S. State Department has ordered almost all of its staff at the embassy in Kyiv to leave, according to an advisory issued Saturday.

The U.S. orders embassy staff in Ukraine to leave over fears of a Russian attack

A senior U.S. military official said something was detected in recent days that sharply heightened concern that an invasion is coming.

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