A bipartisan pair of Michigan representatives is sponsoring legislation that would pilot a state childcare affordability program on the federal level.

“Our mission is as big as it is simple: Every child reads,” said Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “Not some, not most. Every child reads.”

Rep. Ann Bollin says stripping $645 million in funding for dozens of multiyear projects without approval from the Michigan Senate or governor was "oversight" to cut waste.

Automotive crash test dummies are born in Ohio, brought to "life" near Detroit, and then sent around the world to make cars safer.

The signs of Republican pushback come as President Trump has pursued a campaign of mass deportations and crackdown on migration from certain countries.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Professor Mahmood Mamdani about his new book, "Slow Poison." The book is a firsthand report on the tragic unraveling of Uganda's struggle for independence.

School districts from Utah to Ohio to Alabama are spending thousands of dollars on these tools, despite research showing the technology is far from reliable.

Inflation, rising food prices and the high cost of living have been top of mind for consumers all year. But then Olive Garden offers an unlimited pasta meal, or a chain steakhouse restaurant sells a steak dinner with two sides for less than 30 bucks. So, how are chains able to keep prices as low as they do in this economy?

Rob Reiner's son arrested after his parents' deaths, authorities release images of suspected gunman in Brown University shooting, police say Bondi Beach shooting was inspired by Islamic State group.

New Orleans is the first US city with real-time facial recognition: If you're wanted and walk past one of the system's cameras, it could flag you. The twist: it's a private system, and even though the new mayor and police chief are at odds about facial recognition, this non-profit says it's able to establish its own "guard-rails" as it feeds real-time tips to the police, side-stepping the debate about government regulation and privacy.

The nativity scene in St. Peter's Square comes from a different place every year. For Pope Leo's first Christmas as the pontiff, this year's display comes from Salerno, Italy.

A mass shooting that left 15 people dead at Sydney's Bondi Beach was "a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State," authorities said Tuesday.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Australian gun control advocate Rebecca Peters about the aftermath of the Bondi Beach shooting and gun control in Australia.