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Steve Inskeep talks to Cameron McLay, the chief of police in Pittsburgh, about how the shootings last week in Louisiana, Minnesota and Texas have affected his department.

Decades ago, Citgo Petroleum put a giant sign atop a building. Marathoners see it near the finish line. The building is being sold, and a commission will consider whether the sign is a landmark.

The Democratic and Republican Parties are the largest political parties in the United States, and the two receive most of the attention from voters and…

Democratic sources familiar with negotiations between the campaigns say a formal endorsement is expected.

Our favorite 2016 news and stories curated from NPR and around the web. Today, protests continue across America's cities and more than 40 million Americans shoulder $1.3 trillion in student debt.

After being released last week, the augmented reality game is the most popular app in the world, landing people in odd places and weird, sometimes dangerous situations.

Critic John Powers says there's a boom in good fiction emerging from Mexico. He recommends Among Strange Victims, by Daniel Saldaña París, and The Transmigration of Bodies, by Yuri Herrera.

If you're seeing a lot more people than usual walking around outdoors staring at their smartphones, it's a good bet they're playing the new…

Pakistanis were asked to call and report symptoms. That simple plan led to the creation of maps that predicted where the disease would spread.

As kids grow older, they also grow less likely to maintain or build relationships with friends of different races. A new study shows teachers can have a surprising effect on changing that.