Search results for

Some who have been advocating to reduce prison terms for nonviolent drug criminals privately tell NPR they are beginning to worry nothing will happen in 2016.

Two earthquakes, a delayed constitution and unrest on the Indian border: The Year of the Monkey can't come soon enough.

A Utah legislative commission has voted to move forward with suing the federal government in an attempt to seize control of millions of acres of federal land.

The pianist's straight-ahead style has engaged audiences at the White House and the Kennedy Center.

Dubai's fireworks display for New Year's Eve continued as planned, even as the blaze raged a short distance away.

Did you watch the College Football Playoffs last night? ESPN really hopes you did. Despite grumblings from fans, the network stubbornly aired two semifinal games on New Year's Eve. NPR's Audie Cornish turns to John Ourand of Sports Business Daily to find out if the plan worked.

As adult coloring books hit the bestseller list on Amazon, NPR's Audie Cornish talks to illustrator Johanna Basford. This story originally aired on April 1, 2015, on All Things Considered.

Research out of the Wharton School suggests that people see New Year's Day, their birthdays and even the start of a new month or week as "temporal landmarks" — which might help us keep resolutions.

Amrik Singh Bal was beaten in Fresno, Calif., as he waited for a ride to work. Bal, who is Sikh, is part of a long history of attacks on Sikhs in America.

Saudi Arabia executed 47 people convicted of terrorism Saturday, including prominent Shiite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr, prompting condemnation throughout the Middle East.