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This tiny disc of zinc with just a smidge of copper has played an outsized role in our national (and international) discourse. The U.S. Mint ended production of the one-cent coin last week.

The Trump administration is bringing back a policy that could penalize migrants for using public benefits if they're seeking a green card or visa.

Michigan lawmakers are debating a bill that would require school board candidates to run with party labels, ending the state’s long nonpartisan tradition. Education groups warn the proposal could inject politics into local districts and limit who can serve.

Thirty-five years after the Grammys revoked Milli Vanilli's best new artist award, former member Fab Morvan has been nominated in a surprising twist.

Mostly they're charmed. Some witches we talked to couldn't wait for the new Wicked release. But some worry that the films have helped move the secret, spiritual art of witchcraft into the mainstream.

The adventures of a precocious 6-year-old and his stuffed tiger debuted on November 18, 1985. NPR's Renee Montagne spoke with the comic strip's editor, Lee Salem, in 2005.

If you ask Americans if they are concerned that there will be fraud in this year’s election, a majority will say yes. That’s according to new polling from NPR/PBS News and Marist. And if you break it down by party, 86 percent of Republicans say they are concerned while 33 percent of Democrats say they’re concerned.

The drug lenacapavir will be distributed to Eswatini and Zambia — the first step toward providing at least 2 million doses to the countries with the highest HIV burden, largely in Africa, by 2028.

This week brings new releases from Joy Williams, Simon Winchester and Tracy K. Smith, among other talented writers.

Last week, the internet piled on President Trump's proposal for a 50-year mortgage. But maybe it's not as crazy as it sounds.