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Sporting events became public stage for displaying grief and patriotism after the 9/11 attacks. But in recent years sports have become a outlet for political activism which some see as anti-patriotic.

Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Professor Mark Anthony Neal of Duke University about Sidney Poitier's legacy as a racial justice activist. The actor passed away Thursday at the age of 94.

A campaign ad for Kari Lake, a Republican candidate for Arizona governor, includes baseless claims of a rigged 2020 election. Can candidates lie in their paid ads? The short answer: yes.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser about the capital city under President Trump and the planned renaming of Black Lives Matter Plaza.

The ban will go into effect Jan. 1, 2024, but many questions, including how it will be carried out and whether it is even legal, are swirling.

Republicans have embraced many of Trump's stances on key issues like trade and the deficit. On Russia, however, they couldn't be more divided.

The film ignited protests in the Islamic world, but this copyright claim comes from an American actress who appears in the movie. Google plans to fight a court order to pull the video from YouTube.

At the dawn of managed care, worried patients wanted to know whether their doctors were getting paid more to do less. Now, as many doctors' salaries depend on how many procedures they perform, patients want to know whether their doctors are paid more to do more.

For many Muslims, western holiday celebrations like Christmas once felt like the kind of universal affirmation we could never attain. But, today, it's a markedly different story.

Our Missing Hearts imagines a world of governmental cruelty — and the armies of citizens who both facilitate and resist. It's a masterful work that epitomizes the possibilities of storytelling.