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Violent crimes committed by Muslims are much more likely to be reported as "terrorism." And that has disturbing consequences for the way Muslims are perceived.

Permanent Secretary Sara Danius resigned on Thursday from the institution that awards the Nobel Prize for literature.

The executive order, issued late Thursday, comes after months of criticism of the U.S. Postal Service for what the president claims is a money-losing deal to deliver packages for Amazon.

Some members of the GOP are pushing for the head of the Freedom Caucus to lead the party. Rep. Dave Brat of Virginia talks with NPR's Rachel Martin.

NPR's Ron Elving says the former FBI director's new memoir is unlikely to convert the committed partisans on either side. Instead, it may well cause further entrenchment.

The announcement puts a new focus on U.S.-China tensions. On Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping reviewed his country's largest-ever navy parade, including many warships that were recently built.

A new study suggests that residents of Philadelphia are 40 percent less likely to drink sweetened beverages daily compared with people in cities that don't have a soda tax in place.

On March 25, more than 1,000 people in a caravan made their way from southern Mexico toward the U.S. border. We hear from some of them.

While there has been sustained interest in bourbon in the past several years, some craft distillers are preparing in case of a bust by investing in rum and other spirits.

President Trump complained that investigators have violated a fundamental part of the legal system, but there are exemptions to the well-known privilege between lawyers and clients.