Spokane County planners have begun the process of updating the county’s comprehensive plan. It’s the document that guides ...

A Washington Senate committee advanced a proposal on party lines Thursday to put responsibilities and restrictions on online ...

The Conservative Political Action Conference, which meets on Saturday, has shifted toward President Trump and away from ...

In November's election, Trump picked up significant support among Arab and Muslim voters in the key swing state of Michigan.

At a pivotal time for Europe and NATO, Germany holds elections on Sunday. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Constanze Stelzenmüller of the Brookings Institution about the stakes of the election.

A judge in Mississippi has ordered a small town newspaper to take down an editorial critical of city officials. The paper's owner calls it a violation of free speech.

Indigenous fire stewardship practices have existed for millennia in California. A new art exhibition in Los Angeles challenges visitors to rethink their own relationships with fire.

NPR's Scott Simon and Meadowlark Media's Howard Bryant recap a week of intense international hockey and discuss a scary diagnosis for a rising NBA star.

Even though pastors are in the business of providing emotional support for their congregants, it's rare for churches to actually employ therapists. One pastor at a Baptist church in Harlem is battling ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with novelist Allison Epstein about her new novel "Fagin the Thief," which imagines a backstory for the character from the Charles Dickens book "Oliver Twist." ...

An Alaska-based employee of the Small Business Administration provided disaster recovery support to small businesses. He was among those fired by the Trump administration in a chaotic process.

Amazon has acquired the creative license to the long-running James Bond franchise. But how do they plan to deliver?