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A nun and a worker at a Missionaries of Charity shelter were arrested last week for allegedly selling four infants. India has mandated the investigation of all such facilities run by the order.

Advocates say it's a First Amendment issue. Critics say it's opening the door to secret money from foreign sources.

A judge said such a paper ballot rollout would "seriously test" the capacity of election workers and "swamp the polls with work and voters," leading to "disaffection and frustration."

Newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau show Americans have spent an extra two and a half hours commuting last year compared to the year before.

The donation is the largest individual gift ever made to a single university and is designed to allow the school to be need-blind and loan-free.

In response to an NPR investigation that shows 10 times the number of cases as currently reported, members of Congress are asking three federal agencies to work together to obtain an accurate count.

This month's list of great songs, as curated by NPR Music stations, includes Gothic country-rock, indie-pop and a punk band's take on Arcade Fire.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with singer-songwriter K.Flay about her song "Sister," her latest album Solutions, and redefining sibling relationships.

Crime in New York City is at its lowest levels since the 1950s. NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton says a renewed focus on disorder, as well as serious crime, led to the decline.

He's was one of the most recognizable voices in acoustic music, thanks to work with Alison Krauss and on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack. Then he got a call from Avicii.