A coalition of charitable foundations are creating the Literary Arts Fund, which will distribute at least $50 million to ...

More than two dozen Democratic state leaders are suing the Department of Agriculture after the Trump administration said it ...

NPR is accusing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in federal court of reneging on a contract to appease the White House ...

NPR and WBUR announced today three strategic new appointments at Here & Now, the live midday news program heard on 500 NPR ...

The government shutdown is delaying the release of funds that help millions of Americans afford their winter heating bills. In Pennsylvania, officials state that there is currently no funding ...

As the federal government shutdown drags on, tens of millions of people are at risk of losing food and nutrition aid as a ...

A federal judge in San Francisco has indefinitely halted thousands of layoffs of federal employees announced by the Trump ...

The Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office has an unusual unit at its office: A team dedicated to working with defendants who have cognitive disabilities. The office helps these people access ...

Family size around the world is dropping. That choice by couples is triggering a population shift that's sending shock waves ...

The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid ...

Hurricane Melissa made landfall early Tuesday afternoon as a Category 5 storm with wind speeds of 185 m.p.h. It is the most ...

More Americans are turning to food banks to help fill the assistance gap, but administrators caution they aren't designed to act as a safety net for a government program.