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Alabama is the only state where 4th-grade math scores are higher now than they were in 2019, before the pandemic. This is the story of how the state pulled it off.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, who has covered her share of high stakes diplomatic meetings between some of the world's most powerful people, spoke with Scott Detrow about what was different during the recent Trump-Putin Alaska Summit.

Hurricane forecasts are now much more accurate, 20 years on — largely because of federal government research.

After 20 years of service, an NPR reporter's beloved minivan is on the fritz. But what is its best and highest calling now: Pass it on to another family or recycle it into parts?

Breonna Taylor's name is chanted every night across the country by demonstrators protesting police violence. Her family and friends are grateful her name is known, even as they grieve.

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, the deadliest tick-borne disease in the U.S., is a big problem on tribal lands in the Southwest. A community-led response on Apache lands in Arizona is helping save lives.

From revenge plots to quiet goodbyes, breakup movies explore how people rebuild when love falls apart.

What happens when a director tries to follow up an Oscar win, with NPR's Marc Rivers and film critic Kyle Wilson.

Biden says U.S. will have enough vaccine for all adults by May. Neera Tanden withdraws her nomination to head the Office of Management and Budget. Gov. Abbott is ending Texas' COVID-19 restrictions.

Renters — who often foot the bill for utilities — have a lot to gain from things that save money and reduce emissions like weatherization, switching to electric appliances and other upgrades. So why is it so hard to do this work in rental properties?