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More voters identify as independent than Republican or Democrat. And they're changing the political system around the country.

Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson says the officer who shot an unarmed black teenager is Darren Wilson, a six-year veteran. Police also released data about a robbery they say is related.

Blame the substance, the tape, the timing or the "tipping point," but the surge of Republican desertions happened because Trump's offense hit them where they live — both personally and politically.

Scientist Peter Hotez has spent nearly 40 years trying to treat and eliminate the diseases that worms can cause. And he won't let the "ick" factor stop him.

There's a growing effort to actually test whether aid programs work. But how much has it accomplished?

The man considered the greatest boxer of all time inspired millions by standing up for his principles during the 1960s, and by always entertaining — in the boxing ring and in front of a microphone.

Unaccompanied minors surged across the U.S. southern border last year, fleeing violence in Central America. This year the Obama administration hopes to forestall a new wave with a quiet new program.

NPR's Steve Inskeep questions House Speaker Paul Ryan about the GOP tax plans.

Almost 48 hours after violence engulfed Charlottesville, Va., President Trump called out white nationalist groups by name. He had been criticized for not doing so in his initial remarks on Saturday.

When he died on Tuesday at 101, Roman Totenberg left behind a professional career as a world-renowned concert violinist and teacher that spanned nine decades and four continents. His daughter, NPR legal correspondent Nina Totenberg, has this remembrance.