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Many people say they don't have the time to stand in line, or they're worried about being late for work. But about half of states require employers to offer some form of paid leave to vote.

A few years ago, two brothers emblazoned T-shirts with an image of the M-22 highway sign, getting a federal trademark. Now, the state is challenging that trademark in court.

In NPR Ed's latest Long Listen, we explore innovative schools that tap into the power of student-directed learning.

Donald Trump's comments and alleged actions toward women have exposed a gender divide among white evangelical voters, who have a history of demanding that politicians exemplify character and morality.

Around 4,700 transportation workers went on strike at midnight after their contract expired and negotiations failed. Affected buses, subways and trolleys usually handle more than 800,000 trips a day.

Chinese media say 33 miners trapped in an explosion in a coal mine in southwestern China have been found dead. Only two miners escaped alive. Rescuers had worked around the clock to try to save them.

A federal judge has tentatively signed off on the agreement between local residents and two companies over a 2014 chemical spill that contaminated drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people.

An employee with the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska took a video of undulating ice in the Chena River — and added a creepy soundtrack. Facebook users took care of the rest.

The U.S.-backed troops have pushed through territory faster than expected in this pivotal offensive. The last major ISIS-held urban center in Iraq hangs in the balance.

Feminist historian Blanche Wiesen Cook published the first volume of her biography of Roosevelt in 1992. Critic Maureen Corrigan says the newly released final volume is exhausting and exhilarating.