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Having worked most of her adult life as a newspaper columnist, Desiree Cooper says "flash fiction" — stories written as quickly, and as short as, a flash…

There are contests in 13 states on Super Tuesday. The NPR politics podcast team looks at how that affects the campaigns' strategies, and if a day packed with primaries favors particular candidates.

Voters in about a dozen states are going to the polls Today. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton is looking to gain a sizable lead in delegates over Bernie Sanders. But Sanders has been focusing on peeling off victories in some key states.

The composition is so popular that old-timey taxi horns Gershwin called for are rented by orchestras all over the country. But a musicologist says they've been using the wrong ones.

Libertarian state House candidate Arnie Davidsons says if he is elected he "will at least be a pain in their side." The 80th state House district, which…

For NPR's feature "First Mention," we find that we first heard about Dr. Ben Carson on July 5, 1987, after he successfully completed a radical brain surgery on child patients.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump look to be on their way to securing the nominations of their respective parties because they won the most delegates on Super Tuesday. NPR explains the math and what it means for the rest of the presidential primary season.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard what could be its most consequential abortion case in a generation. Hundreds of protesters crowded the steps of the building while arguments took place inside.

NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews Claudia Gazzini, Libya analyst for the International Crisis Group, about how ISIS gained a foothold there.

In the race for the Republican presidential nomination, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty is backing Sen. Marco Rubio. David Greene talks to Pawlenty about the viability of Rubio's candidacy.