Inca society kept records by encoding information into knotted cords called khipu. A new analysis of hair woven into these ...

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with University of Houston law professor Sandra Guerra Thompson about what cashless bail is and what impact it has had on crime and pre-trial detention rates. On Monday ...

Former U.S. Capitol Police officer Harry Dunn says President Trump's crackdown in Washington, D.C. could tarnish police ...

On Friday, a gunman fired more than 180 rounds at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention buildings in Atlanta. That has left staff scared, as well as frustrated by the U.S. Department of ...

The White House said it wants to ensure the museums show the "unity, progress and enduring values that define the American ...

Daron Acemoglu is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a 2024 Nobel Laureate in economics. He has ...

President Trump, Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy and leaders of NATO countries are holding a virtual summit on Wednesday, ahead of Trump’s meeting with Russia’s President Putin in Alaska on Friday. Here ...

Cuts to the food stamp program could affect rural grocery stores that rely more heavily on low-income shoppers.

Trump administration officials will soon determine which signs and exhibits at the country's 433 national historical sites and parks must be removed because of language or materials that ...

Host Scott Tong speaks to Rebecca McCarthy, climate news reporting fellow at Grist, about the race to find deposits of this cheap, emissions-free hydrogen as an alternative. This article was ...

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ST. BERNARD PARISH — Before being elevated by Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, the slave-owning new namesake of the state’s ...