School leaders hope lockdown drills will help protect their students in the event of a mass shooting. But what does it do to students' mental health?

NPR's A Martinez speaks with author Shea Serrano about his new book, "Expensive Basketball," an examination of some of the game's most iconic players and moments.

Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic storms on record, made landfall for the second time in 14 hours, striking Cuba Wednesday after unleashing powerful winds and flooding across Jamaica.

Small businesses in Joshua Tree, California, rely on tourism dollars from the nearby national park. But with the government shut down, their bottom line is at risk.

President Trump mentioned again this week the possibility of running for a third term. Doing so would be unconstitutional, so why does the president keep floating the idea?

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday. For now, the central bank is more concerned about the softening job market than it is with ...

Israel's military said the ceasefire in Gaza resumed after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight that killed 104 people, ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in eastern Cuba near the city of Chivirico early Wednesday as a Category 3 storm after ...

Israel's military said the ceasefire in Gaza resumed after it carried out heavy airstrikes overnight that killed 104 people, ...

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the ...