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It's the Democrats' latest attempt to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 from $7.25 by 2024. Amazon and several presidential candidates support the bill, though it faces high hurdles in the Senate.

The woman was walking a bicycle across the road when she was fatally struck by the SUV. The car had a human operator behind the wheel but was in computer control mode at the time of the crash.

The statewide tornado drill held Wednesday across Kentucky took on a more prominent meaning following the deaths of 23 people from a massive tornado in…

The author has a new collection of short fiction, his fifth. In an interview, he says that his father's death got him thinking about parenthood — and what he might want at his own memorial.

The FBI seized over 7,000 cultural artifacts from a farm in Indiana and are trying to return them back where they belong. NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with FBI agent Tim Carpenter about that effort.

Forbes named Kylie Jenner the world's youngest self-made billionaire and some were not happy about it. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Forbes' Natalie Robehmed about what being "self-made" means.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg is pledging users more enhanced privacy and other features when it comes to private messages. Skeptics say Facebook is solidifying power, in the guise of user service.

Pancreatic cancer has low survival rates, but Trebek stayed positive and joked about his three-year hosting obligation under his contract.

Socialism has re-entered the political debate this year. Steve Inskeep talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts, who answers listener questions about socialism.

Record numbers of families are at the U.S.-Mexico border asking for asylum. The migrants have moved east from Tijuana, Mexico, and thousands are waiting south of El Paso, Texas, to cross the border.