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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Paul Bettany about his starring role in Uncle Frank, a road movie about a gay man who travels home with his niece for his father's funeral.

Albert Bourla, head of the pharmaceutical giant, discusses plans for distributing its vaccine, which it says is 95% effective, and explains the timing of his $5.6 mllion sale of Pfizer stock.

Jason Reynolds' new book follows a 15-year-old who must make a crucial decision after the murder of his brother, all in the time it takes for an elevator to travel 60 seconds to the ground floor.

The pandemic and contentious national politics have left many Americans disheartened. Some are turning to little things to find joy. For one group of New Yorkers, that's outdoor Zumba classes.

The Justice Department has secured its first guilty plea in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack investigation. A founding member of an anti-government militia group has pleaded guilty on two counts.

About 1,000 hot Texas prisoners might soon be moving to cooler accommodations.As part of a court order, Texas submitted a plan Thursday to move about…

The agricultural commissioner wants to roll back a decade-old ban on soda machines and deep fryers in schools. He says it's not about giving kids a treat but about giving school districts the choice.

The U.S. is pressuring Mexico to crack down on Central Americans trying to come north. But migrants say they've already been facing a maze of checkpoints and Mexican law enforcement on their efforts to find a safe home.

During the discussion on California's "sanctuary law," the president said of immigrants suspected of gang membership, "These aren't people. These are animals."

Orlando's deal to open part of its camera systems to Amazon was reported by NPR in May, after one of the company's executives said the city was a Rekognition customer.