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An expected lawsuit will demand that the University of California stop using the SAT and the ACT in the admissions process. Research shows the SAT is biased against low-income and non-white students.

As August comes to an end, many people are savoring the last days of summer. In New England, that means it's time for a clambake. We visit one of the oldest, held in Dartmouth, Mass., since the 1880s.

NPR's movie critic breaks down this morning's Oscar nominations, where "Sinners" set a record for the most nominations for a single film.

A new round of peace talks to end Russia's war on Ukraine begin Wednesday in Abu Dhabi.

Democrats won big in key elections this week. But rather than provide clarity, those victories have sent competing signals to lawmakers in the Senate about how to end the ongoing government shutdown.

Hiring has cooled in recent months. But that's not all bad. Employers are still adding jobs each month, and wages are still climbing.

Ukraine is struggling to deal with repeated Russian attacks on the country's energy grid that left tens of thousands of residents without heat in freezing weather.

Changing weather patterns and higher temperatures are affecting some of the most prized tea-growing regions in China and Taiwan.

Raghavan Iyer, the chef who did so much to popularize Indian cooking in the U.S., has died after years of cancer treatments. He released his final book, "On the Curry Trail," a couple of months ago.

COVID infections, hospitalizations and emergency room visits appear to have ticked up for the first time in 2023.