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House Republicans tapped Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson as their nominee for speaker. A vote on Wednesday will determine if the fourth time to elect a nominee as speaker will be the charm.

Michigan clawed its way to victory Monday, defeating UConn and securing the school's second NCAA men's basketball title. NPR's A Martinez talks to Martenzie Johnson of ESPN and Andscape about the win.

One of the world's leading brain research centers is shifting away from fruit flies and toward a tiny, transparent fish. The goal: to understand how brains control the behavior of an animal or human.

Chappy Hardy, a.k.a. the Man from Hunger, was forced by Hurricane Katrina to leave his beloved New Orleans. But his search for good, economical eating continues in New York. He finds a low-priced, top-notch burger in the East Village.

The No. 1 ranked female tennis player in the world will take a break from the sport even as she is at the top of her game.

When Sutro Tower was first proposed in San Francisco, nearly everybody hated it. How did it get built?

Touring with The Jacka gave manager PK a front row seat to seeing how Bay Area culture is loved around the world.

Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio wants an investigation into whether Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has conflicts of interest — particularly when it comes to her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

More than 328,000 Californians filed for unemployment benefits last week, according to today’s U.S. Department of Labor report. That brings the total number of statewide unemployment claims since the shelter-in-place orders began in mid-March to nearly 3.7 million. Nationally, jobless claims filed over the past six weeks now total over 30 million. That’s roughly one … Continue reading California’s Job Losses Nearly 3.7 Million →

Police in Alabama were led on a chase by a man they say stole a truck. But he couldn't get it out of first gear, and never topped 30 mph. The transmission finally seized up and he was arrested.